Jobs grow in the US – beating expectations

美国就业增长强劲——超出预期

World Business Report

2026-02-12

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US employers added a greater-than-expected 130,000 jobs in January, helping nudge the unemployment rate lower to 4.3%, according to official government statistics released on Tuesday The figures could help ease fears about the health of the job market, after last year's sharp slowdown as firms wrestled with changes, including major cuts to government spending and a crackdown on immigration. The US added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, according to the latest data, even weaker than previously reported. The Dutch brewers Heineken cuts thousands of jobs after it finds drinkers are consuming less beer. Heineken - which also brews Amstel and Tiger lagers - said the cuts would come from brewing and white-collar roles among its 87,000-strong global workforce. And China teeters on the edge of stagflation as inflation slows and worries continue over why consumers just don’t appear to be spending - putting pressure on firms to sell their goods abroad and make profits there. Presenter: Leanna Byrne Senior Producer: Craig Henderson
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  • Surprisingly, the US January jobs numbers look solid.

  • It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Leanna Byrne.

  • Heineken is cutting 6,000 jobs because of declining beer demand and why are consumers in China still not spending?

  • The new US employment figures show hiring picked up more than expected in January,

  • with 130,000 jobs added and unemployment edging lower.

  • I've been speaking to Chris Eldridge, CEO of the recruitment firm Robert Walters,

  • which has offices in New York, Austin and Jacksonville and around the world.

  • It's good to see wage growth go up by just under half a percent.

  • And what's really interesting, I think,