#USNonFarmPayrollReport USNonFarmPayrollReport The **US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)** report for December 2025, released January 9, 2026, showed a cooling labor market.

**Main Figures:**

- Payrolls added only **+50K** jobs (missed estimates of ~60-73K; prior month revised to +56K).

- **Unemployment rate** eased to **4.4%**.

- Full-year 2025: Just **+584K** total jobs added (avg. ~49K/month) — weakest non-recession year since 2003.

- Wages: +0.3% MoM to $37.02/hour — moderate.

- Gains in health care, food services, social assistance; losses in retail; flat elsewhere.

This points to cautious hiring amid policy uncertainty, tariffs, and tech shifts — no mass layoffs, but "low-hire" mode.

**Crypto Angle:** Softer data supports dovish Fed expectations, keeping rate-cut hopes alive into 2026. Often bullish for risk assets like BTC/USDT in the short term — expect USD weakness and potential volatility spikes.