US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4% Hiring sign is displayed at a health service center in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Credit: AP/Nam Y ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

Health care added 44,000 jobs in January, driven by hiring at hospitals (+14,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+13,000) and home healthcare services (+11,000). The sector was below ...

The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 143,000 jobs in January, below the estimate from LSEG economists. The unemployment rate came in at 4%, lower than economists' expectations.

Hiring slowed in January as U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs amid the Los Angeles wildfires, frigid weather across much of the nation and uncertainty generated by President Donald Trump’s trade ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.

January job creation dipped from the 261,000 added in November and 307,000 in December. Economists had […] WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025.