U.S. Economy Adds 130,000 Jobs in January, Exceeding Expectations; Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
Job growth led by health care and construction sectors, with the federal workforce shrinking by 42,000 jobs, signaling mixed trends in U.S. labor market conditions.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Labor Department reported U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%.
- Government revisions cut into the previously reported 584,000 jobs figure, sharply reducing prior payroll totals and muddling 2024-2025 payrolls.
- Private measures showed weaker hiring as ADP payroll processor reported 22,000 jobs added last week, while Challenger, Gray & Christmas recorded more than 108,000 cuts last month and job openings fell to 6.5 million.
- Analysts say the unemployment rate is providing a better gauge amid revisions and will influence policy and markets, while economists warned revisions could mean the American economy lost jobs in 2025.
- Policy factors including high interest rates, Elon Musk's federal workforce purge last year, and President Donald Trump's immigration policies have cut labor supply and lowered the jobs break-even point.
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The Big Three 1 US nonfarm payrolls shock to the upside at 130,000 — nearly double consensus. The delayed January employment report showed 130,000 jobs added versus the 70,000 expected, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.3% from 4.4%. However, 2025 annual payrolls were revised down by 862,000 on a non-seasonally adjusted basis
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