The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The January employment report showed the labor market booming last month, with the jobless rate ticking down slightly to 4.3 percent. Economists expected the U.S. to have added roughly 70,000 jobs in January, with the unemployment rate staying flat at 4.4 percent, according to consensus projections.
“U.S. jobs data released this morning showed signs of a rebounding labor market in January, with unemployment ticking down and a total 130,000 jobs added in January, driven mostly by hiring in the service sector,” wrote Chris Bangert-Drowns, researcher at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a left-leaning research nonprofit.
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