Every single monthly jobs number in 2025 has been revised DOWN.
Everything’s fine. pic.twitter.com/yntGQPCqjw
— Maine (@TheMaineWonk) January 9, 2026
🚨BREAKING: US DEC. TWO-MONTH PAYROLL NET REVISION SUBTRACTS 76,000
THEY are LYING to you every single day.
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 9, 2026
The US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, according to Labor Department data published Friday, culminating in the worst year for annual job growth outside of a recession since 2003.
Years marked by the financial crisis (2008) and the pandemic (2020) were worse. But even the meager gains seen in 2025 are likely to be further pared when jobs data is revised in the months to come.
The unemployment rate declined to 4.4% in December, unexpectedly falling from a revised 4.5% in November. A Bloomberg survey of economists had estimated a median gain of 70,000 jobs and a 4.5% unemployment rate in the final jobs report for 2025.