New video loaded: The hidden numbers driving US job growth
The U.S. labor force added 131,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong increase after adding just 181,000 new jobs for the year. Ben Casselman, chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains the numbers.
Written by Ben Casselman, Christina Thornell, Christina Sherman, June Kim, Nikolai Nikolov
February 13, 2026
