{"id":63606,"date":"2026-02-12T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=63606"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:12:25","slug":"more-jobs-no-rate-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/more-jobs-no-rate-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"More Jobs, No Rate Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Key Points<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The economy added 130,000 jobs in January.<\/li>\n<li>The strong BLS labor report means that further rate cuts are unlikely in the first half of 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The economy added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, according to the BLS labor report. The result far exceeded average expectations of 70,000 from economists polled by Reuters and was greeted with a fair degree of skepticism.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-jobs.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Employment Growth\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Job growth was patchy, with increases concentrated in the Private Education and Health Services sector, which added 137,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-jobs-pvteducation-health.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Employment Growth: Private Education and Health Services\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in January, although the Household Survey had a below-average response rate of 64.3% due to adverse weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-u3.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unemployment\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aggregate weekly hours worked grew by a modest 1.0% for the 12 months to January, indicating a weak economy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-realgdp-hours.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Real GDP &amp; Growth in Total Hours Worked\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Employment in cyclical sectors increased by 27,000 jobs in January, primarily due to nonresidential construction of AI data centers.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-cyclical-jobs.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Employment in Cyclical Sectors: Manufacturing, Construction, and Transport &amp; Warehousing\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Average hourly earnings grew by 0.4% in January, an annualized rate of 4.8%. The 6-month average is 3.8% annualized.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-wages.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Average Hourly Earnings - Monthly\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Stocks<\/h2>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 retreated from resistance at 7000 as the prospect of another rate cut in the first half of 2026 is now considered unlikely.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-spx.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to test its new support level at 50,000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-11-dow.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>We are wary of monthly job numbers because of frequent revisions and political interference. President Trump dismissed BLS Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer, nominated by former President Joe Biden, alleging that she fabricated\u00a0poor numbers for political reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, January&#8217;s strong jobs report should provide the Fed with sufficient cover to hold off further rate cuts until the second half of 2026. Average hourly earnings growth remains close to 4.0%, indicating underlying inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n<h4>Acknowledgments<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal Reserve of St Louis: <a href=\" https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/\">FRED Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reuters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/us-job-growth-accelerates-january-unemployment-rate-falls-43-2026-02-11\/\">US job growth surges in January, but labor market far from turning around<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The economy added 130,000 jobs in January. The strong BLS labor report means that further rate cuts are unlikely in the first half of 2026. The economy added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, according to the BLS labor report. The result far exceeded average expectations of 70,000 from economists polled by Reuters and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/more-jobs-no-rate-cuts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;More Jobs, No Rate Cuts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,3761,1,34],"tags":[314,1113,1229,6757,7167,7166,2870,3010,3442,3531],"class_list":["post-63606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deficit-spending-employment","category-gdp-and-activity","category-uncategorized","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-average-hourly-earnings","tag-dow-jones-industrial-average","tag-employment-growth","tag-employment-in-cyclical-sectors","tag-manufacturing-average-overtime-hours","tag-private-education-and-health-services","tag-real-gdp","tag-sp-500","tag-total-hours-worked","tag-unemployment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More Jobs, No Rate Cuts - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More Jobs, No Rate Cuts - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Key Points The economy added 130,000 jobs in January. 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Average weekly hours worked rebounded to 34.4, showing stronger demand. Continued claims (for unemployment insurance) have been trending lower since April. 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