It’s jobs Wednesday!
Yes, you read that right. The monthly jobs report, a Friday tradition, is coming out this morning, five days later than originally scheduled due to the partial government shutdown.
Economists expect the US added 65,000 jobs in January and unemployment remained at 4.4%.
Investors are looking at the January jobs report to see if the job market has continued stabilizing following a difficult 2025. The US added only 584,000 jobs last year, the lowest employment growth since 2003, excluding recessions.
The coming report will include revisions to past job growth, so last year’s employment level could change.
The report is expected to drop at 8:30 a.m. ET. Stay with us as we preview the data and then give you an inside look at everything you need to know about the report when it drops.
