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Posts Tagged: “labor market weakness“

March 9, 2026 Original Analysis

BLS: Payrolls Crater in Latest Jobs Report

The U.S. labor market took an unexpected step backward in February, shedding 92,000 non-farm payroll jobs after a modest 126,000 gain in January, according to Friday’s Employment Situation release. Headline unemployment barely budged at 4.4 percent, yet 7.6 million Americans remain officially out of work and an increasing share of them are looking for jobs […]

February 13, 2026 Exploring Finance

Only 181k Total Jobs Gained for all of 2025 after Massive Revisions Lower

The analysis below covers the Employment picture released on the first Friday of every month. While most of the attention goes to the Headline Report, it can be helpful to look at the details, revisions, and other reports to get a better gauge of what is really going on. Current Trends The jobs report showed […]