Steny H. Hoyer
01/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2026 14:03
Hoyer Statement on December Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the December jobs report:
"With the release of the December jobs report this morning, the results are in: 2025 was the worst year for U.S. job growth since 2020 - the peak of the pandemic. Last month saw only 50,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy, with unemployment hovering around 4.4 percent. Additionally, we saw revisions indicating that 76,000 fewer jobs were created in October and November than previously reported. In all, only 584,000 jobs were added to the economy in the first year of Donald Trump's second term. That pales in comparison to the more than two million jobs that were added to the US economy in 2024.
"Last month, Donald Trump said America was poised 'for an economic boom the likes of which the nation has never seen,' but the numbers suggest we're going bust. The number of long-term unemployed Americans increased by 375,000 in 2025. Youth employment, Black employment, and manufacturing employment are all lower today than they were a year ago. Indeed, despite Trump's promise to bring back manufacturing jobs, the American economy lost some 58,000 manufacturing jobs in the past year.
"And yet, Trump claims that America has the 'hottest' economy in the world. As the numbers make clear, however, Trump's promises about creating new jobs and growing the economy were nothing but hot air."
"With the release of the December jobs report this morning, the results are in: 2025 was the worst year for U.S. job growth since 2020 - the peak of the pandemic. Last month saw only 50,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy, with unemployment hovering around 4.4 percent. Additionally, we saw revisions indicating that 76,000 fewer jobs were created in October and November than previously reported. In all, only 584,000 jobs were added to the economy in the first year of Donald Trump's second term. That pales in comparison to the more than two million jobs that were added to the US economy in 2024.
"Last month, Donald Trump said America was poised 'for an economic boom the likes of which the nation has never seen,' but the numbers suggest we're going bust. The number of long-term unemployed Americans increased by 375,000 in 2025. Youth employment, Black employment, and manufacturing employment are all lower today than they were a year ago. Indeed, despite Trump's promise to bring back manufacturing jobs, the American economy lost some 58,000 manufacturing jobs in the past year.
"And yet, Trump claims that America has the 'hottest' economy in the world. As the numbers make clear, however, Trump's promises about creating new jobs and growing the economy were nothing but hot air."
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