This is not a good sign: jobs available per unemployed Americans has decreased from 2 three years ago to a just under one now:
And that's with the arrest of about 60,000 immigrants this year. Those are supposed to be good jobs now opened up to Americans, like picking lettuce and slaughtering animals </s>.
And that's with the arrest of about 60,000 immigrants this year. Those are supposed to be good jobs now opened up to Americans, like picking lettuce and slaughtering animals </s>.
Or does it (also) mean jobs are disappearing due to AI?
Not looking good.
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Building data centers, power plants and so on has to create a lot of jobs in the AI boom.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0xe5dvp47o
The new jobs figures support your point.
I particularly enjoyed the White House response.
"President Trump is implementing the most aggressive pro-growth agenda in our country's history, but this agenda continues to be held back by Jerome 'Too Late' Powell's foolish refusal to admit that President Trump is right about everything," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
The US has shed 78,000 manufacturing jobs this year.
“‘Made in the USA’ has become even more difficult due to tariffs on many components,” the respondent said. “The administration wants manufacturing jobs in the U.S., but we are losing higher-skilled and higher-paying roles. With no stability in trade and economics, capital expenditures spending and hiring are frozen. It’s survival.” - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2025/09/05/manufacturing-employment-decline-jobs-report-august/85945275007/
Tariffs are also hurting farmers, with 1/3 of farms in Arkansas expected to fold.
“I think the tariffs are the ice cream on the cake of a perfect storm,” said Brown. “When you try and sell a product, okay, U.S. soybeans leaving New Orleans without the tariff to China are cheaper than Brazilian soybeans, at the current market. But when you put the tariff on top of them, Brazilian beans are cheaper.” - https://www.kait8.com/2025/09/02/i-have-never-been-worried-i-am-now-arkansas-farmers-gather-share-concerns/
All done in the name of extorting allies.
L: Yes. I've been reading about the Arkansas farmers. I suspect Trump will bail them out. He did in 2018 too when his policies shut down their export abilities and many of them almost went bankrupt. They voted for him again anyway.
Our Vice President JD Vance blamed the numbers of Biden. Of course.
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