Not an economist by any means but it looks like both the supply and the demand for labor are shrinking. We’re losing workers (deportation, aging population) *and* losing jobs (tariffs, gov’t positions, possibly also a deportation effect.)
On top of this, the deficit is exploding (BBB) while borrowing costs are rising, and so will inflation, too, probably rise (tariffs, energy policy). Fun times.
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