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Labor force participation collapses at 2020 crisis speed. BLS numbers fake as hell, real jobless rate buried deep. 20 percent youth unemployment exposes the rigged recovery. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King are all seeing customers pull back

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 official unemployment numbers skyrocket. Of-course that's only if you assume the BLS unemployment numbers are …

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Canada to suspend the national gas tax until Labor Day.

The federal government is set to temporarily suspend the federal fuel excise tax on gas and diesel starting next week. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement in Ottawa on Tuesday, just hours after his government secured a majority through three byelection wins. According to the federal government, the tax suspension is expected to reduce …

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They’re doing it again. Job cuts are spreading fast. Older workers are being absolutely crushed. Nearly 400,000 workers drop out of US labor force in March

If AI driven layoffs keep spreading across major firms, the real risk is no longer just job loss but a broader spillover into housing demand and consumer stability. You are already seeing early stress signals in labor data and forced restructuring across sectors that used to feel stable. Most people are not prepared for what …

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The Fed is openly acknowledging a weakening labor market. AI hype overshot reality and now the supply chain is stuck dealing with it. The Walmart Recession Signal (WRS) currently warns of a potential recession or at least a significant economic slowdown.

As shown below, the Walmart Recession Signal (WRS) currently warns of a potential recession or at least a significant economic slowdown. I haven’t published the WRS for some time and “Walmart Worries” just keep multiplying. For the details see my latest @ https://t.co/cmZvbGqspf pic.twitter.com/GU4EJg2Hx6 — Jim Paulsen (@jimwpaulsen) March 30, 2026 Walmart recession signal on …

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Private payrolls near zero after revisions, bond market flashes pre 2008 style signals. ‘Nonexistent growth in labor force, which we’ve never had in our history’

Job creation in the US has slowed to essentially zero, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday as the Fed released its latest economic projections, which included slightly higher economic growth than previously projected and little change to the unemployment rate. Altogether, Powell said, central bankers see “a degree of stability” in the labor market. …

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) — the largest U.S. military hospital abroad — has paused its labor & delivery services and is referring some U.S. military families to local German hospitals

So if only 6 American were killed and there was minimal injuries… then this wouldn’t be happening… They are freeing up capacity to deal with service members evac’d from the Gulf. https://t.co/3q7TLE17OQ — Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) March 6, 2026 The largest U.S. Department of Defense hospital abroad is pausing its labor and delivery services …

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Consumers hit hardest by AI have no financial buffer, 401k withdrawals surge 365%, emergency savings hit 15-year low. Waller: Weak labor market to continue. CEOs warn significant AI-driven job cuts ahead.

Macro vulnerability increasing ahead of automation wave. The consumer most exposed to AI displacement already has no financial runway. Before a single layoff announcement, 401k hardship withdrawals are 365% above baseline. Emergency savings at a 15-year low. Credit card delinquency in the 40-59 cohort at 12.7%. The shock absorber… — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) February 22, …

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The US labor market is contracting beneath the headlines… “A lackluster job market in a low-hire, low-fire environment.”

⚠️The US labor market is CONTRACTING: The US economy added just +584,000 jobs in 2025, the weakest year for hiring outside of a recession since 2003. Shockingly, ~85% of job gains occurred by April, with the job market contracting over the final 3 months of the year.… pic.twitter.com/vV6AdaLHD9 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) February 3, …

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ADP headline hides a weakening labor market. UPS and Amazon just erased 46,000 high paying delivery jobs in 24 hours. Low income households barely growing this year. Overall slowdown in consumer. Stocks at all-time highs

ADP National Employment Report And What the Headline Misses About Today’s Labor Market ADP says private employers added 41,000 jobs in December, framing it as a rebound. But when you slow down and look at where those jobs came from, the picture changes. Nearly all of the net… pic.twitter.com/D1zs99G6CR — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) January 27, …

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BOJ signals trouble for yen as labor tightens and inflation races toward 2% target

🇯🇵 BOJ SIGNALS MORE PRESSUREBOJ: JAPAN YEN AT RISK 😱 Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says Japan’s underlying inflation is steadily accelerating toward the 2% target, driven by tighter labor markets & rising wages. Wages + prices are changing fast.More policy shifts coming. https://t.co/jNIMU8IBvo pic.twitter.com/NcJgmvI4kl — Money Ape (@TheMoneyApe) December 25, 2025

BREAKING: The US Labor Department announces it has cancelled the October PPI inflation report.

This week sees Fed lack October PPI and creates uncertainty on inflation expectations. The delay by the BLS forces analysts to wait until the joint October-November PPI becomes available. A lack of October information weakens market confidence and undermines other important policy decisions in the future. U.S. Labor Department has scrapped the October Producer Price …

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HUGE MISS! ADP data shows sharp slowdown in the U.S. labor market, almost all job losses were small businesses

Yikes. ADP employment report shows -32,000 jobs lost in November. Most industries were doing layoffs. The only ones still are hiring are hospitality and healthcare. But look at employment by firm size. There's a K-shaped economy among firms, too. Larger companies are still… pic.twitter.com/CsMQ4UAAyZ — Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 3, 2025 On US macroeconomic data: …

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A silent labor collapse is unfolding, millions of jobs erased and an entire graduating class stepping into a broken economy.

New reporting reveals the Class of 2026 will graduate into the worst job market seen since the first year of the COVID pandemic. pic.twitter.com/YU0GJdZ80S — FactPost (@factpostnews) November 14, 2025 Companies Predict 2026 Will Be the Worst College Grad Job Market in Five Years Hires from the Class of 2026 will stay largely flat, employers …

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Donald J. Trump: “The H-1B is not high-skilled: the explicit purpose is substituting American workers at lower pay. I will end forever the use of the H-1 B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”

View post on imgur.com “Megyn Kelly asked about highly-skilled immigration. The H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay. I remain totally committed to eliminating rampant, widespread H-1 B abuse and ending outrageous practices such as …

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Great-Depression-Scale Labor Death Lurks on our Doorstep

The dawning storm of tariff destruction in manufacturing, the government shutdown, DOGE cuts, rising inflation, and the emergence of AI implementation is developing into a grim transition for labor. by David Haggith It’s fortunate for the government that its bean-counters and statisticians are shut down right now because labor looks more like Halloween than hope. …

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2026 recession odds rise to 49%; The labor market for the foreseeable future is absolutely cooked; Bank of America CEO warns the middle class is breaking

🚨 2026 RECESSION ODDS UP TO 49% pic.twitter.com/sb2XNapYJW — Micah (@micah_erfan) October 28, 2025 So if we layoff everyone to increase margins this year, who will have money left to buy your products next year? https://t.co/1h0rTviPXw pic.twitter.com/2kAtdSgs2B — Boring_Business (@BoringBiz_) October 28, 2025 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1983199726452494695 The labor market is clearly weakening. Recent layoffs: 1. UPS: 48,000 …

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Beth Ford warns of looming black swan in U.S. agriculture, labor shortage + rising consumer anxiety could send food prices soaring

American farms are already under pressure. Labor shortages threaten production and prices nationwide. Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes, warned of a black swan event if farms cannot find enough workers: “These are folks who oftentimes try to get American labor [but] are struggling to do so. They absolutely need labor, and if they don’t …

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US labor nightmare: Hiring is at its lowest level since 2009, inflation refuses to budge and credit card delinquencies are also at GFC levels

Lowest hiring since 2009.Payroll growth has slowed to <0.1% MoM.Openings down 25% YoY.Wage growth still sticky at 3.8%. It’s the worst mix possible — weak labor, stubborn inflation. — Shashank Sindhe (@shashank_sindhe) October 13, 2025 WTF! Hiring just hit the lowest level since 2009. Only 204,939 hires so far in 2025.That’s a 58% collapse YoY.Worse …

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Is the H1B program really about cheap labor instead of skilled workers?

Proof that the current H1B program is about cheap labor, not skilled labor? Almost 73% of H1B holders are Indian. Only 1% are Canadian. 0.9% are from South Korea. Companies aren't bringing in people to do the job better, they're bringing in people to do the job cheaper. https://t.co/4el1AkwLRv — Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) September 20, …

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Behind the headlines of “strong labor market,” Americans face wage stagnation, layoffs, and a federal workforce slowly automated out of existence

They say the economy’s fine. That’s the first lie. You walk through any town that used to have factories, used to have warehouses, used to have jobs, and you don’t see recovery. You see silence. Long-term unemployment just hit a post-pandemic high. That means people aren’t just out of work. They’ve been out for half …

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The US Labor Department revised down 911,000 jobs from the last 12 months ending March 2025, biggest on RECORD. A 50bps rate cut now looks likely.

911K Job Growth Revisions Color me not surprised. https://t.co/xWCzOX1Im4 pic.twitter.com/jCjWB3pON3 — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) September 9, 2025 Big 50bps cut at the next FOMC meeting is a lock: https://t.co/thO5HFLVos — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) September 9, 2025 The US BLS overstated the number of jobs added by ~76,000 PER MONTH. In June, the US …

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The labor market is going from frozen to cracking. How long can the US economy survive with jobs only in healthcare?

The labor market is going from frozen to cracking. Look at how many industries have LOST jobs in the past 3 months. Mining -13,000Construction -10,000Manufacturing -31,000Information -15,000Business/Professional -51,000Federal gov't -34,000Finance 0 job gains The US job… pic.twitter.com/BsUYoCTMX3 — Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) September 5, 2025 Fox Business announcing today’s horrendous job numbers live: pic.twitter.com/tOfItA9s9f — Spencer …

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Inflation up, labor market down: Analyst says Fed is in the worst possible position; Fed cuts rates on the short end, inflation worsens, 30 year yield rises.

Yup. Basically pic.twitter.com/mKedOV6P44 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 31, 2025 The Federal Reserve is facing pressure on two fronts as inflation picks up and the labor market shows signs of slipping. Sevens Report Research founder Tom Essaye joins Opening Bid to explain why this puts the central bank in a difficult policy spot heading into …

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Powell signals caution, avoids rate cuts, and keeps inflation and labor pressures in focus while markets misread the hawkish message

Markets cheered, but the message was hawkish. Powell didn’t promise cuts. He didn’t hint at September. He made the Fed’s caution sound like reassurance. That’s not dovish. That’s tight policy, carefully cloaked. “Risks to inflation are tilted to the upside, and risks to employment are to the downside — a challenging situation,” Powell said. Stocks …

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Predicted no recession but the labor market is starting to crack; 401(k) hardship withdrawals tick up in second quarter

The system is stacked against the average person, and nobody seems to care until it hits them in the wallet. Back in 2022, I predicted that the US would not only avoid a recession, but would experience an “immaculate” disinflation. Today, the insulation that once protected the labor market is gone. While a recession is …

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Bowman wants three rate cuts. Payroll growth just cratered. The Fed held steady.

“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ The Fed’s dual mandate is breaking down. Inflation’s near target. Jobs are slipping. Tariffs are …

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