Labor Daze.
Trump’s Resident Idiot Says the Economy is a Gift.
Trump administration official Kevin Hassett declared the latest jobs report as a “present to the American people” for Labor Day. Really, Kevin? Let’s dig into this claim by looking closely at the labor data. What you’ll find is that more Americans than ever are dislocated from the full-time employment picture in this country, and that this administration has zero idea how to fix it. And they’re not even trying. But, sure. Happy Labor Day, America. Enjoy the weekend worrying about how to pay your bills.
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Resources
- Vox: The Trump administration’s “cubic model” of coronavirus deaths, explained
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Labor Force Participation Rate
- NBC News: Trump’s new Fed chair walks fine line on inflation in key speech
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: The Employment Situation — August 2026
- ADP Research: National Employment Report
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: All Employees, Manufacturing
- Peterson-KFF Health Systems Tracker: What are the recent trends in employer-based health coverage?
- KFF: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance 101
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Frequently asked questions about data on contingent and alternative employment arrangements (May 2017)
- Bloomberg: Fewer Americans are Working or Looking for a Job. Experts Can’t Agree on Why
- PBS News: What the July jobs report reveals about the strength of the economy
- United States Census Bureau: Monthly Construction Spending, July 2026
UNFTR Resources
- Video: The Jobs Report Is A Scam: Here’s Why
- Episode: Merchants of Death.
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- USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes were made.
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