2026-01-10 12:29:45

The US job market in 2025 shows clear signs of weakness. The total new employment for the year is only 584,000, compared to 2 million in 2024, a decline of over 70%. This is the worst annual performance in the past 20 years, even falling below the lowest levels during the economic expansion from 2010 to 2019.

From the data, the employment growth in 2025 has significantly slowed down. The addition of 584,000 jobs reflects a noticeable decline in corporate hiring intentions, and the momentum of economic growth is weakening. It is important to note that maintaining over 2 million new jobs in 2024 was still possible; such a drastic change within a year indicates a shift in market expectations.

Historical comparisons highlight the severity of the issue. During the ten-year expansion period (2010-2019), the lowest annual employment growth never fell to this level. This means that the current US labor market has entered a relatively weak cycle — not only a sharp decline compared to last year, but also a clear decrease in competitiveness when viewed over a longer time span.

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NewPumpamentals

· 01-10 12:58

The dollar is doomed, traditional finance is about to blow up, bro.

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RektButSmiling

· 01-10 12:57

This employment data in the US, oof, directly halved? The pace is a bit intense. The shift is happening, where will the money flow... The worst in 20 years, now we really need to change strategies. The promised soft landing of the economy, but this fall hurts a bit. Companies are all watching and hesitating. Falling below the 2010 bottom line, the bloodshed in the US stock market this wave is intense.

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LoneValidator

· 01-10 12:57

This data is crashing pretty hard, dropping 70% in a year. Is the US job market really starting to fall apart?

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GasFeeCrybaby

· 01-10 12:54

The US employment data this year dropped so sharply all of a sudden, how bearish is that... 584,000 is really disastrous. Companies are hesitant to hire, and economic momentum is clearly slowing down. This cycle shift is coming a bit quickly. In the past ten years, it has never been this bad. Now it's truly at a historic low, and it feels like the wind is about to change.

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Web3Educator

· 01-10 12:51

nah this is actually wild — fundamentally speaking, when employment drops 70% year-over-year like this, you're looking at a macro signal that traditional finance completely missed. as i always tell my students in my web3 bootcamp, this is exactly the kind of systemic breakdown that makes decentralized alternatives actually necessary 🤔

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GateUser-ccc36bc5

· 01-10 12:36

The Federal Reserve is coming to save the day again, or else these numbers really can't hold up.

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