Today’s Jobs Report Is Confusing. Here’s What to Know.
The January employment report brought something that hasn’t exactly been in short supply lately: a bit of confusion. The ...
Reaction Roundup: SA analysts, experts weigh in on January jobs report
Read here for a roundup of various reactions to the U.S. January nonfarm payrolls report from Seeking Alpha analysts and ...
Jobs report shows a hiring slowdown as companies are acting like ‘they’re in a recession’
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.
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Today’s Jobs Report Is Confusing. Here’s What to Know.
The January employment report brought something that hasn’t exactly been in short supply lately: a bit of confusion. The economy turned in another month of solid job growth, as most expected.
Solid January Jobs Data Will Likely Keep Fed Interest Rate Cuts On Hold
The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by payroll gains of 143,000. A Fed ...
International Business Times5d
US Jobs Report Shows Economy Added 143,000 Jobs In January
Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industries. The Labor Bureau released the monthly report on Friday morning. Consumer Inflation Expectations Surge In New ...
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Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.
By Ben Casselman The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more accurate picture of the U.S. job ...
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Why Friday's jobs report could cause widespread confusion
Friday's job numbers may not be what you expect. The report is likely to show slower job growth from last year due to a regular update to the government's data — likely among the biggest payroll ...
Business Insider5d
Why bond yields are spiking after the January jobs report
Bond yields shot up on Friday as markets took in the January jobs report. While the nonfarm payroll report showed employers added fewer jobs than expected last month, traders dialed up bets that ...
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Jobs report shows a hiring slowdown as companies are acting like ‘they’re in a recession’
Economists were projecting the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1% and 170,000 jobs would be added, according to FactSet estimates. Friday’s report — which also featured some significant data ...
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January Jobs Report Reveals Weaker Growth Than Predicted—Weakest Start To Year Since 2016
The first jobs report since President Donald Trump’s inauguration came out Friday morning, falling short of headline expectations in the weakest start to a year for overall job growth since ...
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Jobs report surprise could upend Fed rate cut bets in coming months
Apu Gomes/Getty Images “The first jobs report of 2025 has come in under expectations," said Steve Rick, chief economist at TruStage. "However, the unemployment rate remains stable ...