American is cutting its estimate of 2018 earnings per share.
President Trump's televised address comes as the partial government shutdown continues.
Job growth at this pace is a sign that the economy will continue to expand for a 10th straight year.
Democrats in the House are aiming to pass two bills this Thursday that would fund government agencies and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers back on the job.
Health care stocks paved the way for Monday's modest gains, but major U.S. indexes ended 2018 in the red.
About 420,000 U.S. employees have been classified as essential and are working without pay.
It withdraws from the International Whaling Commission, saying populations have recovered enough to hunt for the animals.
Christmas marked the fourth day of the partial U.S. government shutdown with no end in sight.
Shanghai is down almost 25 percent this year. Tokyo, Hong Kong and other markets are on track to end 2018 down more than 10 percent.
“The shutdown hopefully will not last long,” said President Trump.
