{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:32:56.063Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02112026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"7270156966b35a7b","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Payroll employment rises by 130,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little at 4.3%","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-02-11T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:29.850Z","topics":["jobs","rates"],"importance":3,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/jobs-report-january-2026/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02112026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"7270156966b35a7b","key_points":["Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.","The jobless rates for adult men (3.8 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.2 percent), Asian (4.1 percent), or Hispanic (4.7 percent) showed little change over the month.","The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little in January at 1.8 million but is up by 386,000 from a year earlier.","Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January.","Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 327,000, or 10.9 percent."],"what_it_says":"Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rates for adult men (3.8 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.2 percent), Asian (4.1 percent), or Hispanic (4.7 percent) showed little change over the month. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little in January at 1.8 million but is up by 386,000 from a year earlier. Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January. Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 327,000, or 10.9 percent.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02112026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:54.422Z"}}