The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs in December (less than expected).
That means, all in all, a less-than-impressive 584,000 jobs were added in 2025, marking the worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003.
While Trump campaigned on “bringing back manufacturing,” the new report shows the U.S. economy lost 8,000 jobs in December – the eighth straight month of losses in that sector.
The unemployment rate fell a fraction from 4.5% to 4.4%.
CNN: A lot of the economically sensitive sectors, they’re losing jobs, manufacturing lost 8000 jobs in December. That’s the eighth straight month where that sector has lost jobs.
When you zoom out, 2025, it was a very weak year for the U.S. economy when it comes to job growth.… pic.twitter.com/MiHgCB36A9
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 9, 2026
Additionally, the November numbers were revised down by 8,000 and October’s job losses were even more than originally reported, now at 173,000 compared with the prior estimate of 105,000.
Read the full report here.
JUST IN: The U.S. added just 50,000 jobs in December.
Excluding the COVID year of 2020, 2025 was the WORST year for job growth since 2009.
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— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 9, 2026
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