Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The January 2026 jobs report — put off from last week because ...

The U.S. economy created just 181,000 new jobs in 2025 instead of 584,000 as previously reported. The average monthly increase was marked down to 15,000 from a prior 49,000, based on BLS revisions.

The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: hiring has picked up in 2026. Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S.

January's nonfarm payroll report is expected to extend the low-hire, low-fire narrative that's dominated in the past several months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its January Employment ...

Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated. Change in nonfarm employment since Jan. 2023. Note: Data is seasonally adjusted. Source: Bureau of ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --The United States added 130,000 jobs to start the year while 2025 job gains were revised downward, Wednesday's jobs report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said. January's report ...

US job growth was historically weak last year. And US job growth was significantly stronger than expected at the start of this year. In the January jobs report released Wednesday – a Schrödinger’s cat ...

Economists expect that January's nonfarm payrolls report should show growth that was nil or not much better during the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also will report its final benchmark ...

I would say the Trump tariffs are not helping. I mean, mostly because there's no larger coherent plan attached to them. Like they're very chaotic in terms of like what country faces what raid and ...

U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Feb. 11, and the agency’s revisions to prior monthly data indicate the labor market was weaker in 2024 and 2025 than ...