US President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 10, 2025. US job gains soared past expectations in December, according to government data released Friday, in a sign the labor market remains healthy shortly before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration this month. This indicates he is set to inherit an economy in relatively good shape, despite running an election campaign in which he painted its condition as a disaster. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)