#GateAICreation U.S. Labor Market Update — Dec 2025
According to the latest jobs report, the U.S. economy added about 50,000 new jobs in December, which was below economists’ forecasts and the slowest growth in months. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.4%, its first drop in a while, suggesting that the labor market hasn’t deteriorated sharply despite weak hiring.
Most of the job gains were seen in service sectors like healthcare and hospitality, while areas like retail and manufacturing shed positions. The mixed data reflects a labor market that’s still sluggish but m