unemployment<\/a> rate fell slightly, to 4.4%. The job gains were primarily in food services and drinking places, health care and social assistance. The retail trade lost 25,000 jobs in December.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cThe U.S. is experiencing a jobless boom,\u201d Heather Long, chief economist for Navy Federal, wrote on X. \u201cGrowth is strong, but there is a \u2018hiring recession\u2019 with almost no hiring outside of healthcare and hospitality.\u201d She said that 2025 was the \u201cworst year for hiring outside of a recession since 2003,\u201d with almost no hiring since April.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe gross domestic product grew at a 4.3% annualized rate in the third quarter, a figure that greatly exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe BLS also revised figures downward from previous months, to a loss of 173,000 jobs in October and a gain of 56,000 in November. In December, average hourly earnings rose by 12 cents, or 0.3%, to $37.02. The average hourly earnings have increased by 3.8% over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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