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January 2026: 130,000 new nonfarm jobs, described as strongest month yet

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Official nonfarm payroll data confirming 130,000 nonfarm jobs were added in January 2026 and that this is the largest monthly gain in the stated comparison period.

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The White House reported that January’s jobs report showed stronger-than-expected private-sector gains and wage growth, with 172,000 private jobs added, 42,000 government jobs lost, and the unemployment rate falling to 4.3%. The administration highlighted construction gains—especially 25,000 nonresidential specialty trade jobs—and said January’s 130,000 new nonfarm jobs was the best month so far. The White House also cited revisions that, it says, overstated job growth during the last two years of the previous administration by about 1.9 million jobs. Officials attributed the improvements to President Trump’s economic agenda and investments in manufacturing and data centers.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January 2026. BLS monthly data for 2025 show no month with a larger gain (the largest 2025 monthly increase was +108,000 in April 2025), so January 2026 is the largest single-month nonfarm payroll gain during the period covering President Trump’s term to date. Verdict: True — the numerical report of +130,000 is correct and, in the context used by the White House (praising President Trump’s policies), it is the largest monthly nonfarm payroll gain during his administration up to January 2026.

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  1. Update · Feb 12, 2026, 12:42 AMTrue
    The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January 2026. BLS monthly data for 2025 show no month with a larger gain (the largest 2025 monthly increase was +108,000 in April 2025), so January 2026 is the largest single-month nonfarm payroll gain during the period covering President Trump’s term to date. Verdict: True — the numerical report of +130,000 is correct and, in the context used by the White House (praising President Trump’s policies), it is the largest monthly nonfarm payroll gain during his administration up to January 2026.
  2. Original article · Feb 11, 2026
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