The Labor Market Is Suffering, but Today's Jobs Data Looks Just Peachy
Instead, the most recent labor data shows unemployment low and steady, clocking in at 4%. Plus, job growth is still apparently moving at a healthy pace. Maybe official labor data isn't a reliable narrator of what's really happening, nor what's to come.
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.
Trump inherits a labor market at full employment. Can he keep it there?
Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job market has hit what U.S. central bank officials are characterizing as a moment of stable full employment,
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.
January jobs report indicates labor market's uncanny balance
The U.S. labor market started 2025 — and President Trump's term — in a state of uncanny balance. Why it matters: Unemployment is low and steady, and job growth is chugging consistently forward. It's an environment that allows policymakers at the Federal Reserve and beyond to be patient in deciding what to do next.
January jobs report signals slowdown in labor market
The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, indicating the labor market is potentially cooling as 2025 begins. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports.
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Unemployment claims in Kentucky declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Kentucky dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,763 ...