The Trump Administration received good news on Wednesday morning when the delayed January Jobs report was released, beating estimates by almost double.
130,000 jobs created. The estimate was 70,000.
From Fox Business:
The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that employers added 130,000 jobs in January. That figure was above the expectations of economists polled by LSEG, who estimated the economy would add 70,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate was 4.3%, slightly lower than economists’ expectations of 4.4%.
Revisions were made to the payroll numbers for the prior two months, with November’s report down by 15,000 from a gain of 56,000 to 41,000; while December’s gains were revised down by 2,000 from a gain of 50,000 to 48,000.
Taken together, employment in November and December was 17,000 jobs lower than previously reported.
Private payrolls grew by 172,000 jobs in January, well above the LSEG estimate of 70,000.
Government payrolls declined by 42,000 jobs in January, with job cuts at the federal (-34,000) and state (-18,000) level partially offset by a gain among local governments (+10,000). The report noted that some federal workers who accepted a deferred resignation offer last year officially left federal payrolls, while the federal government’s workforce is down 327,000 jobs since its October 2024 peak, a decline of 10.9%.
The manufacturing sector added 5,000 jobs in January, beating the expectations of the economists polled by LSEG, who estimated a loss of 5,000 jobs.
Healthcare companies added 82,000 jobs in January, with gains in ambulatory healthcare services (+50,000), hospitals (+18,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (+13,000). The sector’s gains were above its monthly average of 33,000 jobs added per month in 2025.
Construction firms added 33,000 jobs in January, with the gain focused among nonresidential specialty trade contractors (+25,000). Employment in the construction sector was essentially flat in 2025.
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🚨 HOLY CRAP. Experts STUNNED after the Trump economy DOUBLES the expected jobs growth at a whopping +130,000 THOUSAND for January
-34,000 GOVERNMENT JOBS. 🔥
"Wow. The estimate was 70,000. WOW IS RIGHT!"
Holy smokes. THEY'RE SPEECHLESS!
"This is NOT the report we expected!" pic.twitter.com/EwnnjTY1XD
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 11, 2026
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