Trump Economy Blows Past Expectations, Doubles January Jobs Forecast, Unemployment 4.3%

U.S. employers unexpectedly added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, surpassing forecasts of 65,000–75,000, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%. This reflects aresilient labor market.

Wow!” Analysts React as January Jobs Report Smashes Expectations

Key January 2026 Jobs Report Details:

–Job Growth: 130,000 nonfarm payrolls added in January 2026.
–Unemployment Rate: Dropped to 4.3%, despite economists’ expectations of 4.4%.5.

HOLY CRAP. Experts STUNNED after the Trump economy DOUBLES the expected jobs growth at a whopping +130,000 THOUSAND for January

-34,000 GOVERNMENT JOBS.

“Wow. The estimate was 70,000. WOW IS RIGHT!”

Holy smokes. THEY’RE SPEECHLESS!

“This is NOT the report we expected!” pic.twitter.com/EwnnjTY1XD

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 11, 2026

.@cherylcasone reacts to the January jobs report: “Private payrolls — 172,000. I had to do a double take! 172,000 private jobs. Guys, that’s 100,000 ABOVE the estimate. We were looking for 70,000.” pic.twitter.com/DI9SzX1lOP

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 11, 2026

Jobs report updates: US added 130,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

By: Business Insider, Feb 11, 2026:

The delayed report led with some surprisingly good news. The US added 130,000 jobs in January, well above the 65,000 economists expected. Unemployment ticked down to 4.3%, beating expectations of holding at 4.4%.

Investors are looking at the January jobs report to see if the job market has continued stabilizing following a difficult 2025. One of the less rosy elements of the report was the annual revision of job growth data, which showed the US added only 181,000 jobs across all of last year, down from the initially reported 584,000.