January Non-Farm Payrolls Smash Expectations, U.S. Stocks Open Higher

BlockBeats News, February 11th, according to Bitget data, at the opening of the US stock market, the Dow rose by 0.11%, the S&P 500 rose by 0.6%, and the Nasdaq rose by 0.76%.

Earlier reports indicated that the US January seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls increased by 130,000, well above the market's expected 70,000, marking the largest gain since Q4 2025. The US January unemployment rate is 4.3%, slightly lower than the expected 4.40% and the previous value of 4.40%.