US Economy Sees Job Growth

The U.S. economy added 50,000 jobs in December 2025, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. This growth follows a period of relative stability in November.

In total, the economy gained 64,000 nonfarm jobs throughout 2025, according to BLS data. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.4% in December, only a slight shift from the previous month’s rate of 4.6%.

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had anticipated an increase of approximately 73,000 jobs in December, guessing that the unemployment rate would dip slightly to 4.5%. This overall employment outlook seems to be heading in a positive direction.

Additionally, the private sector saw a rise of 41,000 jobs, while salaries stepped up by 4.4% compared to the same month last year, as indicated by the National Employment Report from Automatic Data Processing (ADP), released recently.

ADP Chief Economist Dr. Nella Richardson noted that small and even larger businesses bounced back from previous job losses with year-end hiring boosts.

The economy has also shown surprising growth with the real gross domestic product (GDP) rising much more than anticipated in the third quarter of 2025, hitting an annual rate of 4.3%. This figure contrasts with the earlier estimate of 3.8% for the second quarter, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

President Donald Trump commented on the upbeat economic figures, attributing positive outcomes to tariffs in a social media post following the GDP announcement, and mentioned a belief that results would continue to improve.