What was the U.S. unemployment rate in December 2025?

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The unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in December 2025 from 4.5% in November (which had been the highest level since October 2021). While a declining unemployment rate typically signals labor market strength, this decrease was partly driven by people leaving the labor force entirely rather than finding jobs. The labor force declined by 46,000 people in December, pushing the labor force participation rate down 0.1 percentage point to 62.4%. This means some unemployed workers stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.

What was the U.S. unemployment rate in December 2025?

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