{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:31:34.125Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_01092026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"d9090423ea1d44ed","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Both payroll employment (+50,000) and unemployment rate (4.4%) change little in December","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-01-09T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:29.964Z","topics":["jobs","rates"],"importance":3,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/jobs-report-december-2025/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_01092026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"d9090423ea1d44ed","key_points":["The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little over the month at 1.9 million but is up by 397,000 over the year.","The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 5.3 million, changed little in December but is up by 980,000 over the year.","Payroll employment rose by 584,000 in 2025 (an average monthly gain of 49,000), less than the increase of 2.0 million in 2024 (an average monthly gain of 168,000).","Health care employment rose by an average of 34,000 per month in 2025, less than the average monthly gain of 56,000 in 2024.","In December, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 12 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $37.02."],"what_it_says":"The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little over the month at 1.9 million but is up by 397,000 over the year. The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 5.3 million, changed little in December but is up by 980,000 over the year. Payroll employment rose by 584,000 in 2025 (an average monthly gain of 49,000), less than the increase of 2.0 million in 2024 (an average monthly gain of 168,000). Health care employment rose by an average of 34,000 per month in 2025, less than the average monthly gain of 56,000 in 2024. In December, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 12 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $37.02.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_01092026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:54.931Z"}}