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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:15PM (#46977698)
That's noted in this article:

> One bright spot was last month, when hiring increased by 130,000 roles. This was significantly more than the 55,000 additions that had been expected by economists.

But that's 2026 hiring, and the article's about the 2025 revisions. (And the January number, as they all do, may get revised in a few months.)

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by master_crab on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:22PM (#46977811)
If I recall, the numbers almost always get revised down.
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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:24PM (#46977842)
No. See the chart:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bls-jobs-report-revision-trump-...

Both directions are common.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by daemonologist on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @02:43PM (#46979839)
Historically both directions are common, but in 2025 every month was revised down from the preliminary report except October. (They were revised down a lot in 2023 and 2024 as well fwiw.)

https://www.hiringlab.org/2026/02/11/january-2026-jobs-repor...

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by kingkawn on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:22PM (#46977826)
If all of 2025 was overestimated, possibly for political purposes, then why believe that the 2026 numbers are accurate?
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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:25PM (#46977861)
Revisions are normal.

It would be quite hard in the long run to make faked BLS numbers line up with other independent data points, like ADP's payroll reports and the IRS's revenues.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by longfacehorrace on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:31PM (#46977961)
Exactly. So we should not believe numbers posted ASAP to Yahoo and other for profit media to drive engagement. Wait for revisions from the source.

Cheap publishing that reaches across the world has created a race to the bottom.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by dgb23 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:31PM (#46977968)
Also 130'000 seems to be moderate. It beats expectations but is only slightly above what is needed to keep employment stable.
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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by JohnTHaller on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:47PM (#46978218)
Word on the street is that the January number is about to get revised down by a lot. Time will tell.
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