Thursday, February 5, 2026

Is the US Labor Market Cooling?

Weak Hiring, Layoff Plans Paint a Gloomy Labor-Market Picture
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/weak-hiring-layoff-plans-paint-a-gloomy-labor-market-picture-cfda129d
Ahead of the government’s delayed January jobs report, a mix of other federal and private data points to a rough start to the new year.