January jobs report will be released on Feb. 11 after shutdown delay
By CNBC
February 7, 2026, 11:49 AM EST
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SUMMARY: The January jobs report, delayed by a brief government shutdown, will be released next week, showing a projected gain of 60,000 jobs and a steady unemployment rate of 4.4%.
A ‘help wanted’ advertisement in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2026, signaled the need for more workers in New York City. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the January jobs report, delayed by a government shutdown, will now be released on Feb. 11, with projections showing a gain of 60,000 jobs and an unchanged unemployment rate of 4.4%. Payrolls processing firm ADP reported that companies added only 22,000 jobs in January.
