Hiring eases after strong final stretch of 2024. Employers kicked off 2025 by creating 143,000 jobs in January, compared with an average of 166,000 per month last year. About 66,000 of the positions added in January, nearly half the overall net gain, originated from health services fields, while another 34,000 came from retail trade. Although the concentration of hiring momentum within only a handful of industries may…

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Multiple growth signals noted at 2024’s conclusion. Overall employment increased by 256,000 jobs in December — the strongest month for hiring since March — bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million new positions. Though this is down from the prior year’s 3 million-role tally, with the average number of jobs created per month declining across most sectors, employment growth has actually picked up…

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