Jobs report recap: US added fewer jobs in December than expected, capping off a tough 2025 for job seekers

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It's jobs day in America.

The US added 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report on the employment situation.

Economists expected to see 70,000 jobs added in the final month of 2025, and an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

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Goldman Sachs flags 'growing signs of weakness' in the US jobs market as layoffs mount

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Workers are leaning into entrepreneurship as the job market's Great Freeze marches on

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Ege Aksu, an economist at Revelio Labs, analyzed data on entrepreneurship and hiring.

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There's no jobs report today, but here's what private data is telling us about the labor market

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The job market is still running fairly slowly.

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