Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.4% With Just 50,000 Jobs Added

The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 4.4% in December but the economy added just 50,000 jobs, according to the latest ...

US employers add 50K jobs in December as unemployment rate drops to 4.4%

Hiring in December was muted, though the unemployment rate inched down – a soft end to the 2025 labor market that revealed ...

The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%. Here’s why.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in December for the first time in seven months, dipping to 4.4% from a four-year high of 4.5% ...

US job growth stuck at stall speed in December; unemployment rate dips to 4.4%

Even as businesses are reluctant to hire, they are not reducing wages, which increased 3.8% on a year-over-year basis after ...

Drop in unemployment rate expected to keep Fed on track for rate-cutting pause

A surprise drop in the unemployment rate in December is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course to take a breather from cutting interest rates later this month. “The fall in unemployment to 4.4% ...

December nonfarm payrolls growth roughly in line; unemployment rate dips to 4.4%

U.S. nonfarm payrolls grew by 50K in December, basically in line with the +55K consensus and slightly slower than +56K in ...