U. S. Economy Added 64,000 Jobs in November 2025

By Tom Burnett CFA On December 16, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for November. There was no October report due to the Federal government shutdown in the fall. Jobs increased by 64, 000 in November and the unemployment rate increased to 4.6%, the highest rate of the…

By Tom Burnett CFA On December 10, 2025, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) decided to lower the range of the Fed Funds rate by one-quarter of a point. The new range is 3.5-3.75%. The vote to make this change was 9-3, with two members voting for no change and one member voting for a...

By Tom Burnett CFA On October 29, 2025, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) voted to lower the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points to a new range of 3.75% to 4,0%. The vote was 10-2, with one member asking for a cut of 50 basis points and one member looking for no...

By Tom Burnett CFA On October 24, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data for September and noted that the data survey and collection effort was completed before the Federal “shutdown” took effect. The September increase was 0.3%, down from 0.4% in August. Over the past 12 months,…

By Tom Burnett CFA On September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) voted to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The new range is 4.0-4.25%. This cut is the first cut in rates since December 2024. The vote was 11-1 with new Board member Stephen Mirani voting for a 50-basts…