White House tells investors ‘they shouldn’t panic’ but says job numbers will be lower in future because of US deportation programme; Heineken hit by slower beer sales

January’s US jobs report shows 130,000 payroll additions, but nearly two-thirds came from health care, highlighting how America’s ageing population—not broad economic expansion—is increasingly driving

Payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, far exceeding expectations of roughly 68,000 The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 per cent in January from 4.4 per cent in December As expected, the revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics brought down 2025 job gains substantially.