january’s strongerthanexpected jobs report released this friday has surprised—and baffled—economists on wall street although the latest numbers suggest diminished risks of a recession they have brought more uncertainty about the current state of the economy and the federal reserve’s path ahead economists called the strong jobs numbers “confusing” “noisy” “eye popping” a “head scratcher” and a “paradox” still many view it as an “encouraging” sign of the “surprisingly resilient” jobs market