-Democratic/Biden economists were arguing we were still at full employment as late as early this year and some continue to say we are -Obviously Trump-aligned people aren’t going to say anything negative about the labor market now
Connor O’Brien
Connor O’Brien11.8. klo 23.27
Everyone is looking for some fancy explanation for why college graduates are having more trouble finding jobs: immigration, AI, declining value of degrees, etc. Then answer staring us in the face is that the national labor market has been steadily softening since ~2022.
There’s also the fact that if you’re on the Fed and reluctant to cut rates it’s easier to avoid talking about the cloudy inflation picture by talking up the labor market.
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