US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market

Al JazeeraEN 2 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesDecember 31, 2025 at 05:12 PM

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US jobless claims fell to a one-month low in the last full week of December 2025, with 199,000 new claims filed. This data concludes a year characterized by a weak labor market, attributed in part to hiring hesitancy linked to President Trump's tariff policies. The four-week average of claims rose slightly to 218,750. November saw a peak unemployment rate of 4.6%, the highest since 2021, largely due to federal worker reductions. Jobless claims are considered a real-time indicator of the health of the US job market, which has shown signs of weakening despite strong GDP growth.

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