Jobs report updates: US added 130,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

Yes, you read that right. The monthly jobs report, a Friday tradition, is out this morning, five days later than originally scheduled due to the partial government shutdown .The delayed report led with some surprisingly good news. The US added 130,000 jobs in January, well above the 65,000 economists expected. Unemployment ticked down to 4.3%, beating expectations of holding at 4.4%.Investors are looking at the January jobs report to see if the job market has continued stabilizing following a difficult 2025 ...