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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Chicago Fed president on what the new jobs report says about the economy
The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also ...
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: ...