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A data chart image of Airline fares decreased 5.4 percent over the year ending November 2025
Airline fares decreased 5.4 percent over the year ending November 2025
December 23, 2025

♪♪ Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the … ♪♪ Oh, hello there! The holiday travel season is here, and our travel options have widely expanded since this song was written as a poem in 1844 by Lydia Maria Child. For those seeing friends or family locally or out of state, pick your method or methods of transportation and see how prices have changed from November 2024 to November 2025.

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December 22, 2025
A data chart image of Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025

Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025 (+64,000) and has shown little net change since April. In November, employment rose in health care and construction. Federal government employment declined by 6,000, following a loss of 162,000 in October.

December 19, 2025
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Unemployment rate 4.6 percent in November 2025

In November 2025, the unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, was little changed from September. The November 2025 rate was higher than the previous November, when the jobless rate was 4.2 percent.

December 18, 2025
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Nonfatal injuries and illnesses to nurses requiring days away from work, 2021–22

During 2021 and 2022, registered nurses in private industry experienced nonfatal injuries and illnesses that required at least one day away from work at a rate of 220.9 per 10,000 full-time workers. Workers across all private industry occupations had a rate of 112.9 over the same period. The rate for private industry nurses in 2020 was 390.6.

December 17, 2025
A data chart image of 18 states had unemployment rate increases from September 2024 to September 2025
18 states had unemployment rate increases from September 2024 to September 2025

From September 2024 to September 2025, 18 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states had decreases, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was 0.3 percentage point higher than in September 2024.