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Friday's jobs report could cause widespread confusion

Why Friday's jobs report could cause widespread confusion

Friday's job numbers may not be what you expect. The report is likely to show slower job growth from last year due to a regular update to the government's data — likely among the biggest payroll adjustments in years.

MarketWatch · 13h

Friday's jobs report 'a wash' for markets: Interactive Brokers

Traders of equity futures were struggling to make anything concrete out of Friday's jobs report. That's not surprising, according to Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers. Depending on how you spin it,

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What to expect in Friday’s jobs report

On Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the January jobs report; and, by and large, economists expect that job gains continued to slow to pre-pandemic norms but remained fairly solid (although,

US job growth misses expectations in January

Forbes on MSN · 13h

January Jobs Report Reveals Weaker Growth Than Predicted—Weakest Start To Year Since 2016

Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016. January is the ninth consecutive month of at least 4% unemployment, after the U.S. spent all of Feb. 2022 to April 2024 below that mark.

deseret · 8h

U.S. job growth slumps in January but unemployment ticks down

New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid policy changes.

Reuters · 7h

US job growth slows in January; unemployment rate at 4.0%

US job growth slowed more than expected in January, but a 4.0% unemployment rate probably will give the Federal Reserve cover to hold off cutting interest rates until June.

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January jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 4%, wages rise more than forecast as US labor market remains resilient to start 2025

The January jobs report comes as investors are closely watching for any clues about whether or not the Federal Reserve will ...

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US dollar rises on mixed jobs report, trade war threat

The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but that the ...

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Dow Fall Amid Tariff Fears and Mixed Jobs Report

The monthly jobs report showed the U.S. added 143,000 Jobs in January, fewer jobs than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4%. Follow along for live updates on stocks and other ...

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Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid a slowdown in the labor market

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

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Wildfires, snow and holiday shopping. Here’s what likely influenced Friday’s jobs numbers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the January jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday; and, by and large, economists expect that job gains continued to slow to pre-pandemic norms but remained ...