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This collapse is just getting started. Kids can’t get jobs and fast food giants scramble as broke Americans pull back hard. Labor Force participation is collapsing at a pace only seen during the 2020 crisis. Participation always drops before the …
Initial Jobless Claims drop to 189,000; lowest application level since the 1970s… Chicago PMI collapses to 49.2; Manufacturing officially enters “Contraction Territory”… Tight Labor vs. Dying Industry: Fed faces “impossible” data split in final Powell weeks… Warsh Watch: Transition team …
https://twitter.com/yuriymatso/status/2017010382452510896 Tariffs have made it harder to make things in America. https://t.co/EFv2JprkwK — Erica York (@ericadyork) January 29, 2026
Breaking: In a rebuke of Speaker Johnson, four House Republicans sided with the Democrats to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies https://t.co/J9eBxdaptZ — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House …
Plus, Susie Wiles breaks cover, a new name in the frame for the Federal Reserve and Hegseth says the Pentagon won’t release the Sept. 2 boat strike video Good morning. New data released Tuesday showed that the unemployment rate has …
U.S. Economy: Labor Market Takes a Walk 🚶♂️ • U-3: 4.6% 📈• U-6: 8.7% ⚠️• Retail sales: flat (real spending negative w/inflation) 🛒 • Rates 📉 — labor still 📉 •Gold & Silver 📈How to position your portfolio as growth …
(Bloomberg) — Applications for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest since mid-April, remaining relatively subdued amid economic uncertainty. Initial claims decreased by 6,000 to 216,000 in the week ended Nov. 22. The median forecast in a …
Jobless Claims since Liberation Day. Getting uglier and uglier by the day. pic.twitter.com/IVG4kLtcvz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 11, 2025 Initial jobless claims soared to 263,000 last week, the highest level in nearly four years. When does the “golden age” …
1️⃣ Japan – 2.3% (July) 2️⃣ U.S. – 4.3% 3️⃣ U.K. – 4.7% (Q2) 4️⃣ Italy – 6.0% (July) 5️⃣ Germany – 6.3% 6️⃣ Canada – 7.1% 7️⃣ France – 7.5% (Q2) Read Maritime combined, 3/4 of the population aren’t …
Jobless claims just hit 1.974 million. That’s the highest since November 2021. Not a bump. Not seasonal noise. It’s been climbing for weeks. Up another 38,000 this time. That’s not recovery. That’s erosion. “Continuing Jobless Claims went up by 38K …
The economic data released this morning, July 17, 2025 at 08:30am ET, paints a clear picture: inflation is not accelerating. It’s cooling, and the Fed has breathing room. Import prices rose just 0.1% month-over-month in June, with the year-over-year rate …
Young Chinese Women Rent Themselves for $150/Day – The Shocking Reality Behind China’s “Life Acting” Industry As China’s economy slows and job opportunities vanish, a growing number of young women are turning to a controversial side hustle: renting themselves out …
People are staying unemployed longer and businesses are pulling back. Fed complacency with this? It’s recklessly ignoring a labor market that’s quietly unraveling. First, how can the unemployed population (i.e. continuing claims) rise without a corresponding rise in initial jobless …
Monday, June 9 10:00 AM – Wholesale Trade Report (April) 11:00 AM – New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations Tuesday, June 10 (No major economic data releases scheduled) Wednesday, June 11 8:30 AM – Consumer Price Index (CPI) for …
Caution sign: New jobless claims are ticking up. The numbers are still low, but there's an upward trend. This is key to watch. The main reason the US economy has been so resilient is 159.5 million people are still employed …
The U.S. economy has officially entered a downturn, with the latest Q1 2025 GDP estimate confirming a 0.2 percent contraction. While this revision is slightly better than the initial 0.3 percent decline, it still marks the first economic shrinkage since …
Germany’s unemployment rate has surged to its highest level in a decade, reflecting the deepening struggles of Europe’s largest economy. The latest data from the Federal Employment Agency confirms that 2.96 million Germans are now unemployed, marking an increase of …
Unemployment 20-29 (2 year associate academic):.6%Unemployment 20-29 (2 year vocational):5.2%#econtwitter further thoughts? — Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 15, 2025 College was supposed to be the ticket. The path. The safety net that guaranteed something better. Parents took out loans. Students …
Long-term unemployment is rising: The number of long-term unemployed Americans jumped to 1.67 million in April, the highest since February 2022. The number of Americans unemployed for 27 weeks and over has risen by ~600,000 over the last 2 years. …
Powell isn't wrong: If you think hiring is stable, think again – There is a 32% INCREASE in mid-term unemployment and that was just in Feb. It's taking longer and longer to get a job. More people are inching toward …
Experts love to blame worthless college degrees, but the real story is far more complex. Traditional four-year college degrees have failed a large chunk of this generation. Far too many young people are entering fields of study that are outdated …
An early glimpse into Federal jobless claims for next week. https://t.co/iQA4MzwneI pic.twitter.com/QXt3SmTgGd — Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) March 7, 2025 Massive spike in job cut announcements pic.twitter.com/06LUZwwXjQ — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) March 6, 2025
🚨UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA IS SKYROCKETING🚨 The number of unemployed persons in California reached a whopping 1.05 MILLION, the highest in 3 years. Unemployment has jumped by 322,000 over the last 2 years. At the same time, the unemployment rate spiked …
Headline initial and continuing jobless claims in the US rose in the data for last week, but we have also started to see a pervasive rise across several states at once. When claims rise in such a way, it can …
Initial and continuing jobless claims are continuing to rise with initial claims at 243,000 (+20,000 in one week) and continuing jobless claims at their highest level since 2021. — Wealthion (@wealthion) July 18, 2024 Continuing jobless claims increased to almost …
In a recent shocking move, the Texas-based U.S. Logistics Solutions (USLS), owned by Ten Oaks Group, abruptly ceased operations, leaving over 2,000 employees jobless. The closure affected 500 truck drivers, 732 power units, and resulted in the shuttering of 19 …
Population: As of 2023, the population of California is approximately 38.94 million and the population of Texas is approximately 30.50 million. So, California has about 27.7% more people than Texas, not 50%. Jobless Claims: As of the week ending June 8, 2024, Texas …
The numbers: Initial jobless-benefit claims rose by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ending May 4, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since last August. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated that new claims …
Amidst widespread layoffs, U.S. jobless claims suspiciously remain unchanged, raising concerns about potential data manipulation and the real health of the economy.
Calling the state of the U.S. jobs market these days stable seems like an understatement considering the latest data coming out of the Labor Department. That’s because most of the past several weeks have shown that first-time claims for unemployment …