The United States added 130,000 jobs to start the year while the end of 2025 job gains were revised downward, Wednesday's jobs report said.

U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, above expectations, following a year of paltry employment growth. The unemployment rate was 4.3%, largely unchanged, according to estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The U.S. labor market added 130,000 jobs in January, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate reached 4.3% during the same period, surpassing

There were 130,000 jobs added in January, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for 70,000 jobs added, up from job growth of 48,000 in December.

The US saw an unexpected increase in jobs despite a massive wave of layoffs and signs of a weakening labor market throughout 2025. Employers added 130,000 jobs in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Wednesday,

U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 130,000 in January, after the original December estimate was revised down from 50,000 to 48,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2026 Employment Situation report.

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report released Wednesday shows U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January, above the expectations of economists.