Delayed report shows US added 130,000 jobs in January as fatigued job growth continues
Unemployment rate was 4.3% in January with gains 13,000 less than the 143,000 jobs added a year agoThe US jobs market added 130,000 jobs in January, according to a highly anticipated labor market report released on Wednesday, a surge of job growth after months of fatigue in the labor market.The...
<p>Unemployment rate was 4.3% in January with gains 13,000 less than the 143,000 jobs added a year ago</p><p>The US jobs market added 130,000 jobs in January, according to a highly anticipated labor market report released on Wednesday, a surge of job growth after months of fatigue in the labor market.</p><p>The unemployment rate was 4.3% in January, a slight cooling since the fall. Economists <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/week-ahead-economic-preview-week-of-9-february-2026.html">predicted</a> 70,000 in job gains and an unchanged unemployment rate for January.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/delayed-us-january-jobs-report">Continue reading...</a>
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