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,
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.
The unemployment rate in the information technology sector rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, well above last ...
Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016.
A forensic examination of the U.S. labor market pretty much tells us what we knew along: Hiring was go, slow, and go again.
The gain in jobs was lower than expected, but the job counts for November and December were revised upward by a combined ...
U.S. stock futures steadied on Friday ahead of U.S. payrolls data, with investors cautiously optimistic that the world might ...
The Greater Memphis region is expected to add 10,232 new jobs across all industries by 2025. The transportation and ...
The pace of hiring slowed slightly in January, signaling more subdued employment growth even as joblessness remained low.
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday after the latest jobs data raised the prospects of a more cautious Federal Reserve, ...
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