US Adds 30K Jobs in January, Unemployment Falls After Tepid 2025
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The US labor market showed signs of stabilization in January with a 30,000 job increase and a 4.3% unemployment rate, indicating a potential economic recovery after a tepid 2025.
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US payrolls rose in January by the most in more than a year and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, suggesting the labor market continued to stabilize at the start of 2026. Employers added 130,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate declined to 4.3%, according to Wednesday's Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That followed revisions to the prior year, which showed a marked slowdown in hiring. Job gains averaged just 15,000 a month last year, down from the initially reported 49,000 pace. Constance Hunter, Chief Economist at the EIU, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 12, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.