Here are the winners and losers in the frozen US job market

The US added a lot of jobs in the healthcare sector in 2025.

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• New employment data shows which sectors notched job growth and losses in 2025.
• Federal workers faced challenges, while the healthcare sector fueled job growth.
• Overall job growth was lower last year than in recent years, but hiring could pick up modestly in 2026.

Friday's December employment report — the last for 2025 — reinforced the biggest theme in the job market last year...