The March #JobsDay numbers show the labor market rebounded from last month with payrolls up by 178K and unemployment falling to 4.3%. But the labor market data are fluctuating wildly, with last month’s job losses revised down from 92k to a loss of 133K. (1/8)
Today’s #JobsReport for March shows a stagnant economy experiencing flat unemployment and slow job growth in 2026. But there is some surprising news for women. Read our full #JobsDay analysis here: nationalpartnership.org/women-back-i...
Check out the latest from @profcew.bsky.social and me on the latest #JobsDay numbers. While the headline data is positive, the underlying data show persistent weakening in the labor market. #Econsky
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A chart showing that Trump’s economy has underperformed Biden across a range of employment categories. Total Employment Private Sector Construction Manufacturing Coal Mining Gas and Oil Extraction High School & <High School 1/25-2/26 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% -0.8% -3.2% -3.0% -3.1% 11/23-12/24 1.0% 0.8% 2.3% -1.3% -2.8% 0.2% -0.5%
As we await the March jobs report, worth remembering on this day-after-Liberation Day anniversary just how poorly the Trump jobs market is performing.
Most striking? The nearly 1.4 million fewer people with high school diplomas or less are employed today.
#econsky #jobsday #numbersday
Happy #JobsDay this Friday
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#JobsDay Preview 🧵 @deanbaker13.bsky.social on what to expect from Friday's March employment report. The short version: the job market was already losing steam before the Iran war, and March is almost certain to look worse. Here is what the data is showing: https://bit.ly/4bKWVis
The February #JobsDay numbers came out and show the labor market faltered with payrolls down by 92,000 & unemployment up to 4.4%. Revisions to previous months show a weaker labor market, spurred by federal job cuts & the admin’s harsh immigration policy. (1/8)
With the #JobsDay data there are criticisms about the increase in unemployment, but labor-oriented recession indicators, like the @claudia-sahm.bsky.social rule, Modified U6 #SahmRule, the #MichezRule, still do not point to a downturn.
A bad or weakening economy is not the same thing as recession.
Today’s #JobsDay reveals a dramatically slowing economy: we lost 92,000 jobs in February and unemployment rates for Black and Latina women got worse.
Hispanic EPOP ratio since December 2019. Tasa de empleo hispana desde diciembre de 2019.
The share of Hispanics w/ a job (63.8%) also fell slightly last month after what seemed like a strong start to 2026 in January. Both Latinas (60.0%) and Latinos (75.4%) saw their employment rates contract in February. Both figures now stand below those recorded in November 2025. #JobsDay #EconSky
Hispanic unemployment rate since December 2019. Tasa de desempleo hispana desde diciembre de 2019.
The Hispanic unemployment rate (UR) climbed to 5.2% last month. This was driven by a sharper than usual rise in the UR of Latinos, to 4.5%, which reversed the January gains. The UR of Latinas (5.0%) also kept the upward trend that started late last year in December. #JobsDay #EconSky
Never base the entire economic outlook on one report, but this is *not* great. For months, we have been holding our breath watching the labor market get weaker and weaker. It may finally be beginning to break. #jobsday
Why are Black women continuing to bear the brunt of unemployment? Three words: #TheDoubleTax.
What Dr. Valerie Wilson has shown is that the group experiencing joblessness is COLLEGE-EDUCATED Black women. Let that sink in. #jobsreport #jobsday
While Black women's labor force participation is up (the share of Black women looking for jobs or working), the rising unemployment rate continues to be a concerning trend.
Shot: www.bls.gov/news.release...
Chaser: www.epi.org/blog/black-w...
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According to the latest #jobsday report, Black women's unemployment is UP nearly 2 PERCENT since last year.
Read that again.
#jobsday analysis from our own @aaronsojourner.org. Find out how the economy is changing in the thread below.
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Happy #JobsDay!
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Forecasts’ center:
+50K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3%
In advance of tomorrow’s #JobsDay, here’s a tool to help you understand what’s happening in the labor market: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
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It's #JobsDay! Each month, the Joint Center analyzes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and explains what the numbers mean for Black workers. Our January Jobs Day analysis by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie is below. 🧵 #JobsReport
New #jobsday #numbersday analysis from NPWF
▪️Black women’s unemployment rate is higher than last year, nearly double white women
▪️Also note a large jump in unemployment for Asian women (3.4 in Dec to 4.7) and jump for Latinas (4.5 to 4.7). Impact of 🧊?
nationalpartnership.org/weak-job-mar...
Today, the January #JobsDay numbers came out and show the labor market rose with payrolls increasing by 130,000 & unemployment ticking down to 4.3%. Payroll growth was driven again by jobs in the health care sector (+82K). (1/6)
Employment rates for Hispanics since December 2019. Tasa de empleo hispana desde diciembre de 2019.
The share of Hispanics with a job also increased last month to 64.2%. Both Latinas and Latinos saw their employment rates (ER) rise at the start of 2026. The Latino ER increased slightly to 76.1% while the ER of Latinas also moved up marginally to 60.0%. #JobsDay #EconSky
Hispanic unemployment rate since December 2019. Tasa de desempleo hispana desde diciembre de 2019.
The Hispanic unemployment rate (UR) fell marginally to 4.7% in January 2026. This was driven by a decline in the UR for Latinos from 4.3% in Dec 2025 to 3.7% last month. In contrast, the UR of Latinas experienced a slight uptick to 4.7%. #JobsDay #EconSky
It’s #JobsDay – In January, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.3%.
Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026
We thought job creation tanked in 2025
Revised data shows job creation tanked...an almost perceptible bit more!
alfred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1RBBC
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Other tidbits:
- Federal government employment ⬇️ 10.9 percent since 10/2024 peak
- Private edu & health services comes in at only 80% (/s) of job growth for the year
- Diffusion index up to 55; even more concentrated job growth by sector
~500K fall in Part time for econ reasons!
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