US EditionU.S. Economy Adds 130,000 Jobs in January, Exceeding Expectations; Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
- The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, exceeding economists' predictions of 55,000 to 70,000 jobs, with private-sector employment rising by 172,000 and government jobs falling by 42,000, including a 34,000 job loss in the federal government.
- The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in January, a slight decrease from 4.5% in November, meeting or beating economists' forecasts.
- Job gains were led by healthcare, social assistance, and construction sectors, while sectors like information technology and financial services experienced declines, possibly due to advances in AI.
- Labor force participation increased to its highest since 2001, average hourly earnings grew by 3.7% annually, and productivity rose in late 2025, supporting optimistic economic outlooks despite prior employment revisions and slowed job growth during 2025.
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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 …
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…
The US labor market is showing signs of recovery, with the Labor Department reporting that 130,000 jobs were created in January.
The US economy generated 130,000 non-agricultural jobs during last January, in contrast to the 48,000 jobs created in December. The figure is also above the 66,000 jobs expected to be created for the start-up of the year. Against this background, the unemployment rate fell from 4.4% to 4.3%, when the market expected it to remain at 4.4%. However, it was three tenths higher in year-on-year comparison.The number of unemployed reached 7,362 million…
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