January jobs report: Economy at full employment. Wage pressure picks up.
Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. The January report, which effectively closes the book on the Biden-era job market,
Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016.
The U.S. likely added 169,000 jobs in January, down from 256,000 new positions in December, according to economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. The unemployment rate is seen at 4.1%, unchanged ...
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When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers, they’re likely to show decent, but unspectacular, job growth ...
The January jobs report revealed a drop in the unemployment rate to 4%, accompanied by payroll gains of 143,000. A Fed ...
The gain in jobs was below what was expected, but the job counts for November and December were revised upward by a combined ...
The economy added a mild 143,000 new jobs in January as massive California wildfires and a cold snap in much of the country ...
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