Thursday - February 12, 2026
130,000 Jobs Added in January, Unemployment Drops Slightly to 4.3%
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2026:

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130,000 Jobs Added in January, Unemployment Drops Slightly to 4.3%

Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Employment Update. In January, 130,000 jobs were added (+172K private sector jobs, and -42K government jobs), much stronger than the 48,000 jobs added in December and higher than the expec . . .

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