The U.S. nonfarm payrolls for January rose by 130,000, significantly surpassing the expected increase of 70,000. This marks a notable revision from the previous figure of 48,000, which was initially reported as 50,000. In the manufacturing sector, employment saw a slight increase of 0.5 thousand, defying expectations of a 0.5 thousand decline, and improving from the prior decrease of 0.8 thousand. Private non-farm employment also showed strong growth, reaching 172,000 in January, well above the anticipated 70,000 and revised from a previous 64,000, initially reported as 37,000. These figures indicate a robust start to the year for the U.S. labor market.