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The U.S. labor market added 130,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent, surprising economists and bolstering expectations the Federal Reserve would keep rates on hold.

Financial Times
US economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in January

Figure points to improvement in labour market following numerous bleak data

US economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in January
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New York Times
Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than previously expected.

Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed
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Handelsblatt
Konjunktur: US-Arbeitsmarkt belebt sich kräftig: 130.000 neue Stellen im Januar

Am US-Arbeitsmarkt hat sich im Januar unerwartet deutlich erholt. Das lag auch an einem statistischen Effekt. Auch die Arbeitslosenquote ging zurück. Was Ökonomen nun erwarten.

Konjunktur: US-Arbeitsmarkt belebt sich kräftig: 130.000 neue Stellen im Januar
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The Guardian
US added 130,000 jobs in January, surpassing expectations as 2025 growth is slashed

Unemployment rate was 4. 3% in January with gains 13, 000 less than the 143, 000 jobs added a year ago, report shows 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. The unemployment rate was 4. 3% in January, a slight cooling since the fall. Economists predicted 70, 000 in job gains and an unchanged unemployment rate for January. Continue reading. . .

US added 130,000 jobs in January, surpassing expectations as 2025 growth is slashed
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Le Figaro
United States: jobs defy forecasts and unemployment falls

The US labor market showed unexpected strength in January, with 130,000 jobs created—far above the 55,000 anticipated.

United States: jobs defy forecasts and unemployment falls
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The Guardian
US jobs report beats forecasts with 130,000 increase in January – business live

Wall Street futures extend gains after the data; unemployment rate dips to 4. 3% The oil cartel Opec has stuck to its forecast that world oil demand for crude from the wider Opec-plus producer group, including Russia, will drop by 400, 000 barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter, from the first three months of the year. Global demand for OPEC+ crude will average 42. 2m bpd in the second quarter, OPEC said in its monthly report report, down from 42. 60 million bpd in the first quarter. Both forecasts were unchanged from last month’s report. Continue reading. . .

US jobs report beats forecasts with 130,000 increase in January – business live
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Dagens Næringsliv
Surprisingly high numbers from the USA: 130,000 new jobs were created in January

The delayed job figures show that far more jobs were created in the United States in January than expected.

Surprisingly high numbers from the USA: 130,000 new jobs were created in January
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Also labor market has weakened over the last year.

Hires rate like 2011 is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure).

Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed & wage growth has decelerated.

Today will revise 2024-'25 job growth ⬇️.
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM

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As context, labor markets have been strong:

low unemployment rate,

high rate of worker job security with low rate of bosses firing staff (figure),

few working part time due to lack of full time offer,

wages growing,

high participation and employment rates for 25-54 year olds…
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM

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Happy Dec #JobsDay!

At 8:30 am ET, @usbls.bsky.social delivers one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing

Forecasts’ center:
+55K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.4%

Report will reflect normal, annual revision processes but fodder for disinfo:
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 7d
2. Annual Revisions for BLS Jobs Numbers Expected To Be Downward: The Causes Explained static1.squarespace.com/static/5bedb...
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revises its labor market data as more complete information becomes available. These annual revisions often attract attention and, at times, confusion or misinterpretation. This explainer by the Friends of BLS is intended to provide background on why such revisions occur, how they are carried out, and why they are a routine and essential part of producing accurate labor market statistics. This explainer does not reflect advance knowledge of forthcoming data releases or unannounced changes in BLS methods. In the Employment Situation release for January 2025 (previously scheduled for February 6, but postponed because of the partial government shutdown), expect BLS to make a downward “benchmark” revision to its estimates of payroll employment from March 2024 onward. And, in March, expect BLS to announce an increase in the number of people unemployed, which stems entirely from two sources: the population controls and any estimated change in the number of unemployed based on February CPS results. Neither should come as a surprise. Rest assured, BLS’s benchmark and population control revision processes reflect long-standing, world-class methods and commitment to accuracy. Annual revisions are a routine feature of federal labor statistics that balance the values of timeliness and reliability. BLS uses benchmark revisions to reconcile early monthly employment estimates based on quick-to-arrive but noisy surveys with slowerto-arrive, more-reliable administrative records. Similarly, population estimates (needed for the unemployment and labor force participation rates) are not available to BLS in real time, so it changes them once a year, when more accurate numbers arrive from the Census Bureau.
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM

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Today is the day we’re told not to panic. Should be fun!
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 15h
🎧 Payrolls land on a Wednesday — and the data isn’t looking great. Layoffs are rising and retail sales just stumbled. We break down what it means for the economy on this week’s Reuters Morning Bid podcast reut.rs/4bODxS7
Job jitters
Main Street is wobbling, from layoffs to weak retail sales.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM

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🎧 Payrolls land on a Wednesday — and the data isn’t looking great. Layoffs are rising and retail sales just stumbled. We break down what it means for the economy on this week’s Reuters Morning Bid podcast reut.rs/4bODxS7
Job jitters
Main Street is wobbling, from layoffs to weak retail sales.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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