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Delayed by the shutdown, the February 11 release reported 130,000 January jobs, a 4.3 percent unemployment rate — and benchmark revisions that cut 2025 hiring…
The thresholds are precise — 7, 13 and 20 percent on the S&P 500 against the prior close — and so are their limits.
Spread, depth and price impact capture different parts of the same question, and each fails in its own way.
The January 9, 2026 Employment Situation showed December payrolls up roughly 50,000 — the first print of a year the benchmark process would soon cut down…
The two numbers answer different questions, and the measurable gap between them is a premium, not a forecast.