#NonfarmPayrollsComing US Nonfarm Payrolls Report 📋
✨ Employment Growth Slowed in December 2025
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced in its December 2025 Nonfarm Payrolls report, released on January 9, 2026, that 50,000 new jobs were added to the economy. This figure was significantly below economists' expectations (around 70,000) and also lower than the revised increase of 56,000 in November.
The unemployment rate slightly declined to 4.4% (November revised: 4.5%). Average hourly earnings increased by 0.3% monthly and 3.8% annually.
A total of 584,000 jobs were added throughout