Mixed December jobs report caps off sluggish year for employers, workers
December's jobs report, released on Friday, caps off a sluggish year for employers and workers. The U.S. economy only added 50,000 jobs last month, ma...
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December's jobs report, released on Friday, caps off a sluggish year for employers and workers. The U.S. economy only added 50,000 jobs last month, ma...
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The monthly job gains were slightly below the 55,000 forecast by economists, according to a poll by FactSet.
American employers added a seasonally adjusted 50,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, the Labor Department reported.
U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020.
US employers added 50,000 jobs in December – a bit weaker than the already-slow monthly average gain of 55,000 in the first 11 months of 2025, the B...
'large employers pulled back'
U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up