US jobs report: Employers add 143,000 jobs in January as unemployment rate sits at 4%
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid LA wildfires, cold weather and uncertainty over President Trump's trade and immigration policies.
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month as the jobless rate slips to 4%
The first job report of Donald Trump’s second presidency suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular.
January Jobs Report Reveals Weaker Growth Than Predicted—Weakest Start To Year Since 2016
Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016. January is the ninth consecutive month of at least 4% unemployment, after the U.S. spent all of Feb. 2022 to April 2024 below that mark.
January jobs report: Economy at full employment. Wage pressure picks up.
Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. The January report, which effectively closes the book on the Biden-era job market,
US economy added 143K jobs in January, unemployment rate ticks lower
The Labor Department on Friday released its jobs report for January, which showed that the U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs last month, which was below economists' expectations.
US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market.
U.S. job growth slumps in January but unemployment ticks down
New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid policy changes.
U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs in January, short of expectations
January job growth in the United States in January dropped drastically from December numbers and fell short of analysts' expectations according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday.
Canada Unemployment Rate Dips Again in January to 6.6%
The economy added 76,000 jobs last month, Statistics Canada said.
U.S. Jobs Report Better Than Feared
The provisional estimate from August was for 818k of downward revisions over the 12 months to March 2024, but this is now ...
US added 143K jobs in Biden’s last month as president
The U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 4 percent in January, according to data released Friday ...
What to expect in Friday’s jobs report
But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: ...
U.S. job growth short of expectations as 2025 gets underway
The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected, but the unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%, beating forecasts and still near historic lows. Forecasters surveyed by ...
Why bond yields are spiking after the January jobs report
While the headline number missed estimates, the January jobs report showed signs of strength investors think will keep rates ...
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Dow Fall Amid Tariff Fears and Mixed Jobs Report
The monthly jobs report showed the U.S. added 143,000 Jobs in January, fewer jobs than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4%. Follow along for live updates on stocks and other ...
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Mexican peso drops after weak U.S. jobs report
The Mexican peso continued fell on Friday after U.S. employment data showed higher job losses in January than expected.
US dollar rises on mixed jobs report, trade war threat
The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but that the ...