The November 2025 figures
Released Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM EST. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as first published.
| Measure | November 2025 | October 2025 | November 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonfarm payrolls, jobs added | −173k | −173k | +227k |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Average hourly earnings, a month | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| Average hourly earnings, a year | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
As first published: later reports revise these figures. This compares with earlier reports, not with what economists expected.
The first hour after this release has not been measured yet.
What it means for the next Fed decision
The Fed decides next on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Data like this jobs report is part of what the committee weighs: see the Fed rate forecast for the dots against today’s rate.
The odds from the record for that meeting: hold 62%. They are counted from every Fed decision since 2008 by fixed rules, not from markets and not from this report: how they are made.
More
The next jobs release, for November 2026, is due on Friday, December 4, 2026. Also: the US CPI report, the jobs report, PCE inflation, retail sales and GDP.
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Questions
What was the November 2025 jobs report?
The November 2025 jobs report showed US employers added −173k jobs (−173k in the October 2025 report as first published). The unemployment rate was 4.6%, unchanged, and average hourly earnings rose +0.4% on the month and 3.7% on the year.
How did the dollar react to the November 2025 jobs report?
The first hour after this release has not been measured yet.
Was it higher or lower than the report before?
The headline figure, nonfarm payrolls, jobs added, was −173k, the same as −173k in the October 2025 report. That compares with the report before, not with what economists expected, which this site does not publish.
Where do the figures come from?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as first published, read automatically and never typed by hand. Reports are later revised, so a later figure for the same month can differ; check the agency’s own site.