The US added 130,000 non-farm jobs in January (the largest increase since April), exceeding the market consensus expectation of 70,000; the unemployment rate was 4.3% (a new low since August), lower than the expected 4.4%. #Market News The better-than-expected non-farm payrolls data caused spot gold to plunge $40 in the short term. The US dollar index surged 50 points.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, after seasonal adjustment, total nonfarm payrolls for the 12 months ending March 2025 were revised down by 898,000, compared to a revised down of 862,000 before seasonal adjustment. November's nonfarm payrolls were revised down from 56,000 to 41,000; December's were revised down from 50,000 to 48,000. The revised figures show that the combined increase in November and December was 17,000 lower than before the revisions.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate remained at 4.3% in January, with 7.4 million unemployed; these figures showed little change. Compared to a year ago, these figures have risen, when the unemployment rate was 4.0% and the number of unemployed was 6.9 million.