The January employment report brought something that hasn’t exactly been in short supply lately: a bit of confusion. The economy turned in another month of [solid job growth](

Economists are expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%. The January report includes annual benchmark revisions and updates to models that could affect the data.

After a solid January jobs report, more traders are betting that the Fed’s rate-cut pause might not be so brief.

A slight cooling off of the labor market saw job creation falling behind expectations, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly too, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show.

While the headline number missed estimates, the January jobs report showed signs of strength investors think will keep rates higher for longer.

Consensus forecasts call for a still-robust 170,000 jobs added last month, though that’d be the lowest January total since 2018.

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The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected, but the unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%, beating forecasts and still near historic lows.