US EditionU.S. Economy Adds 130,000 Jobs in January, Exceeding Expectations; Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
Despite adding 130,000 jobs in January, 2024-2025 payroll revisions cut job growth by hundreds of thousands, reflecting ongoing labor market weakness amid layoffs and fewer openings.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Labor Department reported the unemployment rate fell to 4.3% while U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January.
- Revisions based on employer reports to state agencies revised 2024–2025 payrolls and recent business openings and closures, cutting last year's payrolls to 181,000 from 584,000, the U.S. Labor Department said.
- Layoff tallies and fewer openings underscored hiring strains, as ADP reported just 22,000 private jobs added last week and Challenger, Gray & Christmas said cuts topped 108,000 last month.
- Most American workers are experiencing relative job security even as hiring remains weak, as President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown lowered the jobs 'break-even' to about 30,000, with researchers at the Brookings Institution saying it could be as low as 20,000.
- Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned current figures may overstate monthly job gains by about 60,000, while economists are unsure if job creation will accelerate despite President Donald Trump's tax cuts this year.
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US Added a Surprisingly Strong 130,000 Jobs Last Month, but Revisions Sharply Cut 2025 Payrolls
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The report included major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181,000, a third the previously reported 584,000 and the weakest since the pandemic year of 2020. The job market has …
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Surge of 130,000 US hires last month is a stark contrast to the weak hiring of 2025
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%. The report included major revisions that reduced…
White House CRUSHES Jobs Report...
(Washington, DC) – The White House is celebrating what it calls a stronger-than-expected start to the year after new federal data showed 130,000 jobs were added in January. In a social media post, the official White House account declared the report was “CRUSHING ECONOMISTS’ EXPECTATIONS!” The graphic, citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), highlighted the 130,000 figure prominently. The January jobs numbers are among the first major econ…
Washington. Job creation in the U.S. exceeded expectations in January, a month in which the unemployment rate also declined, putting aside concerns about the progress of the labor market in the face of President Donald Trump's economic policies.The Department of Labor reported that in January there were 130,000 new recruitments and unemployment fell to 4.3%. Analysts, according to a survey published by MarketWatch, predicted 55,000 new contracts…
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