The United States had a seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll of 256,000 people in December and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

PANews reported on January 10 that the seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment in the United States in December was 256,000, significantly exceeding market expectations of 160,000 and hitting a new high since March 2024. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in December, down slightly from the previous month and below market expectations of 4.2%.