Jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 348

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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U.S. jobs increased by 130,000 in January, buoyed by hires in health care, social assistance and construction.

But in another sign of anemic hiring last year, estimates for 2025 were revised down by more than a million jobs to a level of low growth rarely seen outside of recessions.

The revisions show the United States added only 181,000 jobs last year — the first year of the new Trump administration — one of …

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