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U.S. Jobs Data & Labor Market Overview — January 2026
The latest U.S. jobs data highlight a labor market slowing down after several years of robust post-pandemic growth. According to the December 2025 jobs report, U.S. employers added about 50,000 jobs, considerably fewer than economists expected for the final month of the year, and revisions showed weaker figures for October and November as well. The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.4%, but overall hiring for 2025 ended up the weakest outside of a recession since 2003. �
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Throughout 2025, job creation decelerated markedly compared to the pandemic recovery period. Employers added a total of roughly 584,000 jobs for the full year — a sharp decline from the roughly 2 million jobs added in 2024 — and average monthly gains slowed to under 50,000. Wage growth continued modestly, with average hourly earnings rising at a rate that still outpaced inflation, helping support consumer income even as hiring softened.
U.S. Jobs Data & Labor Market Overview — January 2026
The latest U.S. jobs data highlight a labor market slowing down after several years of robust post-pandemic growth. According to the December 2025 jobs report, U.S. employers added about 50,000 jobs, considerably fewer than economists expected for the final month of the year, and revisions showed weaker figures for October and November as well. The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.4%, but overall hiring for 2025 ended up the weakest outside of a recession since 2003. �
Business Insider +2
Throughout 2025, job creation decelerated markedly compared to the pandemic recovery period. Employers added a total of roughly 584,000 jobs for the full year — a sharp decline from the roughly 2 million jobs added in 2024 — and average monthly gains slowed to under 50,000. Wage growth continued modestly, with average hourly earnings rising at a rate that still outpaced inflation, helping support consumer income even as hiring softened.