The pivotal U.S. jobs report for December is supposed to be the first normal one since the government shutdown, but it could prove devilishly hard for investors to parse.

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the final jobs report for 2025 — and economists’ estimates vary wildly over what we should expect.

Economists say the last jobs report of the year could shed new light on what workers still need information on about the market.

The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, more than forecasters expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 4.3%. The report, which was delayed by last month's government shutdown, presented a mixed picture of the job market's health.

Economists and analysts are looking to new data from late 2025 to help them understand where the economy might be headed in 2026.

The figure reported on Wednesday is below economists’ estimates of an increase of 47,000 jobs and higher than the prior month’s revised reading of a loss of 29,000 jobs.

October reports for key economic indicators, including the monthly jobs report from the recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, will likely not be released due to the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press ...

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ weekly report on jobless claims nationwide usually comes out. But with the government shutdown, it remains absent. It’s been about a month without most government labor market data.

The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS September jobs report showed 119,000 jobs added and unemployment at 4.4%. ADP's jobs report contradicted the BLS report in some ways. The Federal Reserve ...