1st Jobs Report Of 2025

First Jobs Report Of 2025: Labor Market Still Solid
The Labor Department has released its first jobs report of the year, covering January 2025. It shows that payrolls grew by 143,000 — somewhat lower than economists’ expectations of 175,000. On the other hand, payroll growth for the end of 2024 was revised up quite a bit. Over the past 3 months, payroll growth has averaged a very strong 234,000.
January jobs report: US labor market adds 143,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 4%
The US labor market added fewer jobs than forecasted in January while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed 143,000 new jobs were created in January,
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The U.S. economy added 143,000 added in January, compared to 307,000 the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The so-called "non-farm payroll employment" number was less than 169,000 forecast from Dow Jones, according to CNBC.
What to expect in Friday’s jobs report
But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come. That’s just the nature of data collection, statistics and research: There’s a desire — and, in many cases, need — to know how the labor market and the broader economy are faring currently.
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