Employment growth slowed down in January at 143,000 positions, with the unemployment rate Swords at 4%.
The latest figures of Labor statistics office offer an image of the work situation as Donald Trump Take office, but they do not reflect some of his movements during his first weeks in power. This includes reducing the size of the federal raids of labor and expulsion.
Jobs in movies and sound recordings increased from 1,600 to 409,500, while employment in the edition has climbed from 2,500 to 920 100. Diffusion and content suppliers added 1,800 positions to 333 000.
Lases to employment in mining and careers and oil and gas extraction industries were particularly notable. The most important gains took place in health care, retail and social assistance.
Average hourly income has increased by 17 cents, to $ 35.87. In the past 12 months, average hourly income has increased by 4.1%.
Jared Bernstein, president of the Council of Economic Advisors under Joe Biden, wrote on X that the last figures were a “solid job report”, noting the average of 237,000 jobs and significant wage gains. “There is chaos and there is the labor market. They haven’t believed yet, “he wrote.