This is Trump's "golden age" in action...

This is the highest unemployment rate since the pandemic. Trump's tariffs have created an economic disaster for Americans.

November's jobs report was concerning, even with wonky data making it more difficult to parse. The warning signs from Black workers are very much there, spelling out more weakness ahead. www.americanprogress.org/article/nove...

Thank you to the caucus for inviting me to discuss rising prices for families this season. I was moved by the storytelling from Chloe and Luna. Listen below:

What does a country without affordable healthcare look like? @nzmurphy.bsky.social paints a clear—and alarming—picture. Watch her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/healthcare-isnt-a-luxury-natasha

The Affordability Serenity Prayer (idea stolen from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social) God, grant policymakers the serenity to accept the aspects of the affordability crisis they cannot change (e.g. most prices), the courage to address the aspects they can (e.g. pay), and the wisdom to know the difference.

Advance insight to help you code around a new, stupid issue. How will BLS represent missing data values resulting from the govt shutdown in the #JOLTS data release tomorrow? #NumbersDay cc: @bencasselman.bsky.social @nickbunker.bsky.social @jc-econ.bsky.social

Its always good to see charity, but this donation to children will be much less impactful than it could be 🧵 The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts” 1/6

First Jobs Day since the shutdown, and @saraestep.bsky.social and I are here with the latest analysis of today's data and how job seekers are struggling in Trump's economy. ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...

The federal statistical agencies (FSAs) that produce the gold standard economic data employers/investors/job seekers/workers/policymakers rely on to assess the health of the U.S. economy face unprecedented threats. We've pulled next-best data from non-FSA sources to help keep an eye on things. 1/

Today is #NativeWomensEqualPayDay. For every $1 earned by a non-Hispanic white man, Native women earn just 58¢. This devastating wage gap fuels hardship & insecurity. #IndigenousWomen deserve #EqualPay & #EconomicJustice.

While everyone is still digesting how it feels to not see a Sept jobs report until late November, remember this feeling the next time folks complain about monthly revisions and suggest publishing data with a 2 or 3 month lag.

Thanks, BLS Staff! #EconSky #NumbersDay www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

THIS is the way to welcome federal workers back after a shutdown — with appreciation, clarity, and respect for the essential work they do. Read the full message from the Friends of BLS to BLS staff here: www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

New @americanprogress.bsky.social I find that 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed people face a $1,500 mean tax hike this year. When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction

“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...

Big new U.S. job quality survey just dropped. From Gallup, my @upjohninstitute.bsky.social colleagues Sue Houseman & @truesdale.bsky.social & others. Data will be public & longitudinal. finance.yahoo.com/news/landmar...

Latinas often work in industries with positive employment growth, but their wages haven't kept up. Full-time, year round #Trabajadoras earn just 58 cents per dollar of white, non-Hispanic men resulting in >$33k/year lost to the #WageGap. #LatinaEqualPay https://ow.ly/Iht150X8Bv2

Aaron is spot on, our paper shows that Trump proposed a 17% reduction in FTEs and currently 34% of senior career staff positions sit empty. Without adequate budget and without protecting these career positions we risk losing this independent analysis. www.americanprogress.org/shareable/mo...

Independence and funding are complements, not substitutes. We cannot fix attacks on independence just with funding. Exempt BLS & other statistical agencies from Schedule Policy/Career reform. Re-establish meaningful cause protection for Commissioner.

The real value of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's budget has fallen for over a decade. The president is proposing deep cuts alongside other attacks on the agency. Progress requires Congress to re-establish BLS independence & support innovation & funding. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

New from Kyle Ross and me, breaking down the budget and staffing issues in FY26 dollars. The BLS needs experienced nonpartisan leadership, and adequate funding to restore trust and ensure accuracy. www.americanprogress.org/shareable/re...

We wrote this before the shutdown but the analysis is still just as important. Healthcare workers, who are mostly women, are the backbone of our economy, but Trump's attacks on health care and repubs refusal to extend the ACA tax credits threaten the industry www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

New bubble plot would be cool if it wasn’t so ominous. How much longer can we expect women to pick up the labor market slack? www.americanprogress.org/shareable/fe...

My latest op-ed in @msnbc.com grapples with some of the reasons Gen Z men are out of the labor force and how we could help them come off the sidelines. Read more: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Trump's tariffs are devastating America's manufacturers, with 42,000 manufacturing jobs lost since "liberation day." Check out @cbsnews.com coverage of @saraestep.bsky.social and my latest piece here www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-ma...

An epic and predictable economic disaster. In South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has been an active participant in and promoter of this disaster in tossing aside his previous support for free trade in service to Trump. South Carolina needs @drannieandrews.com.

Numbers don't lie: www.americanprogress.org/shareable/th...

OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social: “If American factories aren't experiencing a boom, how can Trump defend his protectionist extremism?” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"Since...Trump’s tariff announcement in April...manufacturing employment has declined by 42,000, while job openings and hires have fallen by 76,000 and 18,000, respectively." www.americanprogress.org/article/trum... @kennedyandara.bsky.social @saraestep.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social

Trump promised a manufacturing renaissance- more like a manufacturing dark age. Check out our latest jobs day analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me on how Trump's tariff policies are harming the manufacturing industry. #econsky www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

The larger-than-usual downward revision last month was in large part driven by a negative skew in the job growth distribution among late reporting firms. That’s unusual, but it’s happened before when the pace of job growth slows rapidly. This print is more evidence that was the case

This chart tells the story.

Surprising no one, blue collar employment does NOT improve with tariff chaos, killing green manufacturing jobs, and disappearing human beings. We zoomed in on manufacturing in our latest: www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

It’s almost like global trade wars are not good for US manufacturing

Trump's tariffs and attacks on stable green energy jobs are all likely contributing to the rapid decline in manufacturing employment since April. Check @kennedyandara.bsky.social and my latest column with today's jobs numbers. #NumbersDay #EconSky www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

Ahead of #JobsDay tomorrow, Friends of BLS published a FAQ answering pressing questions like: Can the public trust BLS products? What's up with the firing of Dr. McEntarfer & nomination of Dr. Antoni? Why and how does the BLS revise jobs estimates? #EconSky www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

1.77 American employees quit their job for each employee fired by their boss in July per today's new #JOLTS data. This proxy for worker bargaining power in jobs is steady versus June but declining over recent, post-pandemic years. www.upjohn.org/labor-levera...

Today is #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay. For every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men working full-time, year-round in 2023, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander women were only paid 65 cents. Check out our analysis with @napawf.org on the labor market experiences of AANHPI women:

New unemployment insurance claims steady (-2%) into week ending 8/23. Continuing claims steady too. #NumbersDay

When the labor market is hot, workers who switch jobs can usually expect a pay bump. Right now, job switchers are experiencing the same wage growth as stayers, a sign that employers have the upper hand.

It was a pleasure/honor to work with the immensely talented and smart @saraestep.bsky.social on this. Young men's unemployment is rising, but many are out of the labor force. Added attention to disability accommodations and care support could increase labor force participation for all, not just men

CAP's @saraestep.bsky.social and @profcew.bsky.social break down 10 key facts about young men's employment trends: www.americanprogress.org/article/gen-...

The economy has a boy problem. Helping workers with disabilities or enrolling in technical school might help.

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

Every business day, big capitalist institutions depend on having access to unbiased economic statistics. It's time for them to step up and help protect the B.L.S. and other statistical agencies from Trump's encroachments. My latest column: www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

A key challenge for BLS is adequate funding for data collection and modernization. During my tenure I tried to identify the causes. One person told me, ‘your problem is that while BLS has no enemies you also have no friends’ meaning no powerful interest groups advocating for economic data.

Homebuilder sentiment is at its lowest level since 2022.

I keep getting questions that are like “what if they sneakily cook the books and nobody knows because they have done something with the seasonal adjustment or the imputed data.” Like y’all BFFR.