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2025 US Job Growth

The slowdown in US job growth in 2025 compared to 2024 and pre-pandemic years

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Jan 19, 2026
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how did us unemployment rate change from 2024 to 2025 by month?

The U.S. unemployment rate moved modestly higher from 2024 into 2025, shifting from an average near the low 4 percent range in 2024 to readings clustered between about 4.1 and 4.6 percent through 2025...

Jan 9, 2026

How do 2025 job additions compare to 2024 and pre-pandemic levels?

The U.S. added roughly 584,000 payroll jobs in 2025 — about one‑third of the gain recorded in 2024 and the weakest annual net hiring outside recession years since 2003 (preliminary BLS totals) . That ...