Summary
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but past job numbers were revised down, showing fewer jobs than previously thought. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%.
Key Facts
- 130,000 new jobs were added in the U.S. in January.
- The U.S. government's revisions showed a decrease in job numbers for 2024-2025 by hundreds of thousands.
- The unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to 4.3%.
- Job number revisions revealed that only 181,000 jobs were created last year.
- Last year’s revised job count was the lowest since 2020.
- The U.S. economy is growing, but the job market remains slow.
