U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.

The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: Hiring has picked up in 2026.

Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S. economy added 584,000 jobs last year. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised that number after it received additional state data and found that the labor market had added 181,000 jobs in all of 2025.

This is far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.

  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
    92·
    12 days ago

    Those tariffs are really juicing the US economy straight the moon.

    Since most companies give crap raises I regularly browse available jobs and can say that both quantity and quality of available jobs is way down compared to 2024.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    591·
    12 days ago

    I was told that Biden had the worstest economy in history and that Donvict was here to fix everything!

  • The_v@lemmy.world
    35·
    12 days ago

    Didn’t the orange moron fire the guy who gave mediocre job numbers last time.

    Let’s revise those numbers for reality.

    -1,810,000 jobs

    • callouscomic@lemmy.zip
      51·
      12 days ago

      Yes. She would have not been directly involved in the production, amd she was fairly new to the position anyway in the grand scope of the methodology and procedures behind this type of report (she was about a year and a half in), and statistical agencies and the civil servants who work there take methodology VERY seriously (I know, I’ve worked with these kinds of agencies) and they’d have a LOT of reviews and checks in place for something this high profile to ensure it’s as accurate as it can be.

      If anything it was more a slap in the face of the non-political government workers who geek out on statistical methodology and just want to produce the most accurate stats they can.

      Have no knowledge of this website, but here’s an article about her firing:

      https://www.epi.org/policywatch/firing-bls-commissioner-erika-mcentarfer/

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
      1·
      12 days ago

      It’s as if extreme price increases causes by tarrifs, loss of migrant workers, and now memory/storage shortages combined with and devaluation of the dollar drive inflation and the stock market nominally goes up.

      • kautau@lemmy.world
        1·
        12 days ago

        Agreed. Also I specifically said dollars because someone trying to defend pedophiles got so flustered she referred to her king after her personal attacks failed an in honor of him completely threw out numbers in a market she clearly does not understand that are in no way helping those in the us that truly need help

  • TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    12 days ago

    A ton of corporate jobs are being offshored to places like Thailand and India. All these corporate bastards want to do it make as much money off the backs of others and don’t care who it fucks over.

  • jaykrown@lemmy.world
    5·
    12 days ago

    We’re at such a weird time, low job growth, but productivity is still increasing due to technological automation. We need a new New Deal.

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    Its fine guys.

    All the young smart people have left.

    Also we have these special “wellness camps” now for poor people, mental health addicts, and young women at risk of pregnancy.

    By reducing the number of people competing for jobs, there will be more jobs to go round.