US Adds 130,000 Jobs and Unemployment Falls After Tepid 2025

[lostincalifornia]

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Wednesday. 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.

US Labor Market Rang in New Year With Solid Job Growth
Employers added larger-than-forecast 130,000 jobs, unemployment declined

The report suggests the labor market is finding its footing after a year marked by rising unemployment and minimal hiring. While economists expect hiring to remain generally sluggish in 2026, more clarity around the impact of President Donald Trump’s economic policies and lower borrowing costs could encourage some employers to boost headcount.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/us-payrolls-rise-130-000-unemployment-rate-unexpectedly-falls?srnd=homepage-americas

[maxsolomon]

1. woooooooooo

larger-than-forecasted!

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. BS

Bullshot!!

[Historic NY]

3. LOL these numbers are cooked.

Job gains averaged just 15,000 a month last year, down from the initially reported 49,000 pace.

Trump is still trying to find the right numbers nerd (who can run a set of books)

Revisions: Previous data was revised, with 2025 figures showing 898,000 fewer jobs than initially reported.
They kept inflating the jobs numbers all year..

https://www.businessinsider.com/january-layoffs-cuts-highest-level-since-2009-challenger-2026-2

[LoisB]

4. I call b.s. on this.

[SheltieLover]

5. Lies. There are no jobs out there! None.

[lastlib]

6. These are numbers from the tRump "administration," amirite?

So they're lying.....

"Lies, Damn lies, and statistics...."

[Johnny2X2X]

7. Tepid? LOL, 2025 was an utter disaster for jobs creation

181,000 jobs for the year, 15,000 a month. That's a total disaster. Biden handed trump a booming economy that was creating 184,000 jobs a month in 2024. Trump destroyed the job creating machine that Biden built.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Does anyone trust numbers from trump?

[Takket]

9. There is no way these numbers are real

Probably what they are doing is lumping in 2025 job gains into January of this year to pad the numbers. Hence the revision down of 2025 numbers. ABC article said total for last year was 181000 job down from initial count of 584000 jobs. They probably knew that number was going to look like shit regardless, so they just made the 181000 number lower than what it actually was and “moved” those job gains to Jan 2026.

[awesomerwb1]

10. Heard some experts being interviewed on NPR

the other day and they said the job openings are down and people are staying at their jobs more.

I don't believe these numbers one bit.

[Dave says]

11. A paradise of job opportunities!

One thing that makes this number believable (130,000 open jobs) is deportations. Looks like 115,000 jobs open because the individuals doing the previous jobs -- construction, farm labor, meatpacking, cleaning hotel toilets, etc. -- have been deported? These wonderful high-paying jobs are awaiting Americans to fill them now. We live in a paradise of new career opportunities!

[617Blue]

12. FAKE FAKE FAKE. The GDP number is FAKE too.