Jobs Report Shows US Payrolls Rose By 130,000 In January, Beating Wall Street Estimates: Unemployment Rate At 4.3%

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate stood at 4.3% in January.
Job seekers stand in line at the Wyndham Destinations booth during the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair held in the Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Job seekers stand in line at the Wyndham Destinations booth during the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair held in the Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Rounak Jain·Stocktwits
Published Feb 11, 2026   |   8:41 AM EST
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Nonfarm payrolls rose higher than expected by 130,000 in January, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Analysts expected an addition of 55,000 payrolls during the month, according to Dow Jones data cited by MarketWatch. This comes after a lower-than-expected addition of 48,000 jobs in December, revised downward from the previously reported addition of 50,000 jobs.

The January unemployment rate came in lower than expected at 4.3%, below the 4.4% estimate.

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