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The economy continued to rebound this year despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday.

Small businesses are recording a significant jump in job growth this month, while weekly and hourly earnings grew as well, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 percent , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although there was a drop in positions in accounting and bookkeeping services.

Despite the gains, employment has effectively gone 'nowhere' since October, according to one expert.

Hourly earnings and weekly hours worked at small businesses improved last month, according to payroll giant Paychex, while hiring dipped slightly during the pandemic.

Household employers have seen a rapid increase in labor law requirements, as well as state and municipal paid time off and paid sick leave ordinances.

The unemployment rate declined in January to 6.3 percent as employers added some jobs in the midst of the pandemic.

The private sector added 174,000 jobs in January, according to payroll giant ADP, despite the economic fallout and business closures from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hiring and wages at small businesses ticked upward slightly last month despite the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.