Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide on shocking January jobs report as unemployment rate reaches lowest level since 1969

9.35am: January hiring surge sends stocks lower US stocks have started the day in the red after January’s non-farm payrolls job report blew away expectations, with the unemployment rate reaching the lowest level since 1969 at 3.4%. The strength of the labor market has crushed investor optimism around the Fed’s next move, with any hope that the central bank may soon pause rate…