(AURN News) — President Donald Trump is applauding January’s jobs report after employers added 130,000 positions, calling the number “greater than expected.” However, the broader data tells a different story.
The government revised last year’s total, showing the U.S. added 181,000 jobs in all of 2025, not the 584,000 first reported. That averages roughly 15,000 jobs per month and marks the weakest year outside of a recession in more than two decades.
For Black workers, unemployment among men rose to 7.3%, well above the national rate of 4.3%. Black workers are often employed in sectors such as construction, transportation and public infrastructure. They tend to feel economic shifts earlier and more intensely.
Economists warn that limited job growth could leave workers in slower-growing sectors facing longer job searches.
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