Labor Market Treads Water as Job Growth Stalls in Final Month of 2025

December payrolls rose just 50,000 while unemployment edged down to 4.4 percent, leaving Fed likely on hold for January meeting The U.S. labor market concluded 2025 on a subdued note, with employers adding just 50,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent, according to an analysis released Jan. 9 by […]