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#USNonFarmPayrollReport The US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report for December 2025 was released today, Friday, January 9, 2026. Here are the key numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Headline Numbers * Non-Farm Payrolls: +50,000 jobs * Expectations: ~73,000 jobs * Result: Miss (Lower than expected) * Unemployment Rate: 4.4% * Previous: 4.6% (November 2025) * Result: Better than expected (Dropped) Key Details & Revisions * Revisions: Job growth for October and November was revised lower by a combined 76,000 jobs. * Context: Economists are describing the current labor market as being in a "no hire, no fire" phase. While layoffs remain low, companies are hesitant to expand their workforce aggressively. * Annual Trend: 2025 marked the slowest year for job growth since the pandemic-era recession of 2020. Summary for Markets The data presents a mixed picture. The headline job creation number was weak (50k vs 73k expected) and past data was revised downward, signaling a cooling economy. However, the drop in the unemployment rate to 4.4% suggests the labor market is not collapsing, just stagnating. Would you like to know how this might impact the Dollar Index (DXY) or crypto markets?