The economy grew strongly last year, but hiring stagnated. It's making the gap between the rich and everyone else worse.

The US added very few jobs in 2025.

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• The economy grew in 2025, but almost no net jobs were added.
• It could be adding to the divide between the rich and everyone else.
• The labor market could stay frozen for a while this year.

The data is in, and last year presents an economic conundrum: Overall growth was relatively strong, but job growth was virtually nonexistent. It bodes ill for the gap between the rich and everyone else.