January Job Growth Tops Expectations, but Economists Question Sustainability

January job growth tops expectations, but economists question sustainability

Job growth is up and unemployment is down, but hiring numbers show that 2025 was historically slow. The economy’s direction could be key to midterms.

Hiring increased sharply at outset of 2026, blowing past economists’ expectations

(NEW YORK) - Hiring increased sharply at the outset of 2026, the year's first jobs report said, blowing past economists' expectations and besting sluggish performance from the previous year. The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, according to the report, which marked a sharp increase [...]