In January, the healthcare and social assistance sector led job gains with 66,000 new positions, while retail and government added 34,300 and 32,000 jobs.

The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4%, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The January jobs report is unlikely to divert the Federal Reserve from its wait-and-see mode on interest-rate cuts. The combination of firmer payroll readings at the end of 2024 with a [step down ...

U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January — a modest slowdown from the two previous months. The unemployment rate dipped to 4%.

The US economy created 143,000 new jobs in January, less than the 170,000 expected by economists and lower than the 307,000 seen in December. But December's monthly job gains were revised higher ...

The number of U.S.-born workers increased by more than 800,000 from May to June, and is also over 2 million higher than when ...

Economists had expected about 170,000 new jobs in January. Average hourly wages rose by 0.5% from December and 4.1% from January 2024, coming in a bit hotter than forecasters had expected ...

US employers added 143,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4%. REUTERS. The January report also included the annual revision to the payroll figures, showing that employers ...

The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by payroll gains of 143,000. A Fed interest rate cut in March is now very unlikely.

The US economy kicked off 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than expected; but the unemployment rate dipped to 4%, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.