In it last month of 2025 some were created 50,000 jobsa number down from November’s revised 56,000reported the Department of Labor.
Despite this, the rate of Unemployment fell slightly, from 4.5% to 4.4%.
Investors will be attentive to the latest data for its possible impact on interest rates.
A sharp deterioration in the labor market could prompt the Federal Reserve to lower rates sooner than expected in order to stimulate the economy.
Job growth slowed significantly over the past year, while the unemployment rate gradually rose to its highest levels since 2021.
Friday’s job creation figure was less than the 73,000 new jobs expected by economists consulted by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
According to the Department of Labor, employment continued to trend upward in the restaurant and bar, health care and social assistance sectors, while falling in the retail sector.
In the federal government, 277,000 jobs were also lost, 9.2%, since last January, when it had reached its peak employment, the department said.
