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Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it.
President Donald Trump and White House leaders say that American workers are winning because of his immigration crackdown. But the data doesn’t back that up. Since the summer, Trump officials have been trumpeting the idea that job creation is booming for U.S.-born workers. Trump said so, too, during a prime-time address last month aimed at […]
Unemployment rate rises, signaling weakness in the economy
The economy is flashing new warning signs, as the U.S. labor market shed jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level since 2021. Job gains of 64,000 in November exceeded expectations but only partially offset the loss of 105,000 jobs in October. Those losses, the sharpest […]
U.S. job openings dip to 7.4M as market cools
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that job openings in June were down from 7.7 million in May and were about what forecasters had expected. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed […]
