Economics

U.S. Job Report Likely to Show Hot 2020 Start, Cooler Past

  • Economists forecast modest pickup from December’s 145,000 gain
  • Annual revisions may shave hundreds of thousands from payrolls

Job seekers register at a job fair in Detroit, Michigan.

Photographer: Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg
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The U.S. job market probably got off to a healthy start in 2020 but may also lose some of the luster President Donald Trump boasted about this week.