Delayed jobs report: Unemployment ticks up to 4.6%, jobs up 64K

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 16, 2025

Words: 185

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A shutdown-delayed jobs report released Dec. 16 showed an increase of 64,000 jobs in November, rebounding from a large loss of 105,000 jobs in October. Unemployment ticked higher to 4.6%, the highest since September 2021.

The October loss was the largest since December 2020, during a COVID-19 surge when jobs dropped by 183,000, according to a Stateline analysis of federal records.

Unemployment rose in half the states in September

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