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Despite the modest drop in the unemployment rate, employment growth has slowed to a crawl and we are seeing a rise in involuntary part-time work and long-term unemployment.
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The upcoming jobs report for December is likely continue the pattern we have been seeing of a gradually weakening labor market.
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There are serious concerns in the November report: The high unemployment rate for Black workers, rising rates of involuntary part-time employment, and an overall lack of job growth outside of the health and social assistance categories.
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The November CPI is likely to show modestly higher inflation above 3%, reflecting food, energy, tariff-driven goods prices, and rising insurance costs.
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Job growth is slowing, unemployment is edging higher, and wage gains are weakening heading into the November 2025 jobs report.
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Despite record-high health spending, the United States consistently lags behind peer nations on key health outcomes, including life expectancy and infant and maternal mortality.
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While the job growth figure came in somewhat higher than expected, it does not change the picture of a gradually weakening labor market — and it is likely we will see increases in the unemployment rate through the rest of the year.
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Trump is politicizing disaster relief, just as he did in his first term. Did he pay a political price for that?
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The failure to pass meaningful affordable housing policies means that an increasing number of renters are cost-burdened.
