US job gains top 200k for 9th month; rate 5.8 pct.

Scott Malat, the company's chief strategy officer, said that rising manufacturing output has helped drive growth.
"The economy has been better, and that plays right into our hands," he said.

Analysts say the economic expansion remains strong enough to support the current pace of hiring. Over the past six months, the economy has grown at a 4.1 percent annual rate.