Economy added 73,000 jobs in July, as employers grapple with uncertainty

[MarathonMike]

U.S. job growth turns cold as Trump’s agenda takes its toll on the economy

The question for the White House is simple: “If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

www.msnbc.com

The answer is simple.

It's because of the severe tax Trump is imposing on the American consumer (he calls it tariffs), and, since we have been through this with Dubya, business knows a recession is on the way.

Somebody in maga world should try to educate Trump on how tariffs actually work and the great harm they cause on the American economy, with inflation and employment reduction. The Republican party is too spaghetti spined to do it, Fox "News" wont dare do it. Well, America voted for the big orange dummy, so I guess they get what they deserve!

Bigly!!!

AstroBigly might be the dumbest troll on USMB.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

You're the one posting a thread about it. Don't insult our intelligence.

Why would me, the staunchest Trump supporter who voted for him twice, be celebrating?

 

[percysunshine]

The economy is the same malais economy Trump inherited from Biden.

The 2Q 3% growth was an artifact of people front running tariffs in the first quarter. The consumer outlay component, which is 70% of the economy, did not show any growth. The third quarter will not show the same growth.

 

[Meister]

Was there job gains, or job losses for the month of July.
Fact: there was a loss of FEDERAL jobs.....that's a plus, for the whining liberals.
Fact: there was still job gains in the private sector.
Fact: There will be a new Federal Reserve chairman come May 2026.

 

[Donald H]

Stay tuned, to implement the job growth, Trump needs more than 6 months.
Talk to us next year at this time. We'll also have a new Fed Reserve Chairman.

Fascism's gains aren't fast in coming. Domestic policy can't bring gains for the regime...

Gains on foreign policy are much more important for the simple reason that America is tapped out. The delay is evident because America's/the Zionist regime is failing to win the war against Iran's proxies, and America is not winning the war against Russia.

Neither war shows any reason to think that the situations can be changed.

Both of America's wars carry the threat of MAD, but also now the threat of defeat for America against superior conventional weapons in the hands of the enemies.

 

[Meister]

Fascism's gains aren't fast in coming. Domestic policy can't bring gains for the regime...

Gains on foreign policy are much more important for the simple reason that America is tapped out. The delay is evident because America's/the Zionist regime is failing to win the war against Iran's proxies, and America is not winning the war against Russia.

Neither war shows any reason to think that the situations can be changed.

Both of America's wars carry the threat of MAD, but also now the threat of defeat for America against superior conventional weapons in the hands of the enemies.

What the **** is this????

donnie eating mushrooms again? You are once again in the wrong thread donnie.

 

[Dekster]

U.S. job growth turns cold as Trump’s agenda takes its toll on the economy

The question for the White House is simple: “If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

www.msnbc.com

The answer is simple.

It's because of the severe tax Trump is imposing on the American consumer (he calls it tariffs), and, since we have been through this with Dubya, business knows a recession is on the way.

Somebody in maga world should try to educate Trump on how tariffs actually work and the great harm they cause on the American economy, with inflation and employment reduction. The Republican party is too spaghetti spined to do it, Fox "News" wont dare do it. Well, America voted for the big orange dummy, so I guess they get what they deserve!

Bigly!!!

I have been getting insanely good deals this year. I have always assumed it is companies dumping any excess inventory they can.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Was there job gains, or job losses for the month of July.
Fact: there was a loss of FEDERAL jobs.....that's a plus, for the whining liberals.
Fact: there was still job gains in the private sector.
Fact: There will be a new Federal Reserve chairman come May 2026.

What percentage of the time during Biden’s president were their job gains versus job losses in a month?

 

[Dekster]

Yeah, I gave them a few ideas. They may need to temporarily cut back on certain products offered, look for substitute constituent parts, shop suppliers, etc. And yeah, the spending habits need a full audit.

The worst situations I saw were the domino effect within long supply chains. The longer the chain, the worse, more costly, slower, and more constipated the process gets.

A fuckin' mess.

That has been a mess a generation in the making though. I don't lay this all at Trump's doorstep. Truth be told, I am solidly convinced Clinton's policies caused the great recession as well all the issues experienced since COVID. I think Trump has the right big picture view of how to reverse it, but it is something that needs to be implemented by scalpel with a steady hand and not like a drunk Octopus geared up with meat cleavers the way he is approaching it.

 

[Meister]

What percentage of the time during Biden’s president were their job gains versus job losses in a month?

A major portion of jobs was created by the federal government paid for
by the taxpayer under the Biden administration.

Trump administration is reducing the amount of government employees.

 

[leftwinger]

There is another scenario hanging in the wings.
We may have reached that paradigm where we simply don't need as many workers per capita as we once did. If you can replace 150 crop hands with a single combine or an entire Bank counter of tellers with a single ATM machine.... Like it or not we may actually have to look at a universal basic income simply to keep the cogs turning.

Maybe not. It takes a full army of companies to come up with a design and manufacture, sell, test, qualify, install, maintain, service anything that gets put out there. Moving labor to more skilled jobs.

 

[cnm]

Stay tuned, to implement the job growth, Trump needs more than 6 months.
Talk to us next year at this time. We'll also have a new Fed Reserve Chairman.

So much for day one.


Why should anyone believe day two weeks?

 

[leftwinger]

Such as Trump’s reckless, irresponsible, unwarranted tariffs.

But OK for others to tariff the USA? Got it butt reamer.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

A major portion of jobs was created by the federal government paid for
by the taxpayer under the Biden administration.

Trump administration is reducing the amount of government employees.

Very well then, how many months did the private sector lose workers during the Biden years as opposed to gaining workers ?

A major portion of jobs was created by the federal government paid for
by the taxpayer under the Biden administration.

Trump administration is reducing the amount of government employees.

Very well then, how many months did the private sector lose workers during the Biden years as opposed to gaining workers ?

Let’s face it buddy. You keep digging yourself into a hole that’s why you don’t answer questions.

 

[cnm]

Celebrating as per usual.

Taking such sadistic glee in misfortune.

You see Chump's policies as misfortune?

Hard to argue against. But hardly accidental.

 

[leftwinger]

My advice would probably be to adopt 2020 shutdown spending habits--spend as little as possible, get by with less, and just get through the next 18 months

and no one asked you for any of your "valuable" advice , Dr. Dummy.

 

[MisterBeale]

U.S. job growth turns cold as Trump’s agenda takes its toll on the economy

The question for the White House is simple: “If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

www.msnbc.com

The answer is simple.

It's because of the severe tax Trump is imposing on the American consumer (he calls it tariffs), and, since we have been through this with Dubya, business knows a recession is on the way.

Somebody in maga world should try to educate Trump on how tariffs actually work and the great harm they cause on the American economy, with inflation and employment reduction. The Republican party is too spaghetti spined to do it, Fox "News" wont dare do it. Well, America voted for the big orange dummy, so I guess they get what they deserve!

Bigly!!!

uhhhhh. . . This is a good way to signal you aren't paying attention to what is going on.

"AI was cited for over 10,000 cuts last month, and tariff concerns have impacted nearly 6,000 jobs this year"​

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“DOGE Impact” remains the leading reason for job cut announcements in 2025, cited in 289,679 planned layoffs so far this year."​

United States Challenger Job Cuts

Challenger Job Cuts in the United States increased to 62075 Persons in July from 47999 Persons in June of 2025. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Challenger Job Cuts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction...

tradingeconomics.com

Summer Lull Ends: July 2025 Job Cuts Spike to 62,075, Tech, AI & Tariffs Increasingly Blamed

U.S.-based companies announced 62,075 job cuts in July 2025—a 29% increase from June—driven by federal budget cuts, AI, and tariffs, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. #JobCuts #Layoffs #AI #TechJobs #Tariffs #ChallengerReport #LaborMarket #HiringTrends

www.challengergray.com

No matter who is in office, AI is going to lead to massive shifts in the employment numbers.

However, with that said, an even bigger factor in employment dislocations? Government jobs.

Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July​

The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/economy/federal-jobs-report-july.html

. . . but yeah. tariffs are significant, no doubt about that.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Why would me, the staunchest Trump supporter who voted for him twice, be celebrating?
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You aren't fooling anyone.

 

[Mac1958]

That has been a mess a generation in the making though. I don't lay this all at Trump's doorstep. Truth be told, I am solidly convinced Clinton's policies caused the great recession as well all the issues experienced since COVID. I think Trump has the right big picture view of how to reverse it, but it is something that needs to be implemented by scalpel with a steady hand and not like a drunk Octopus geared up with meat cleavers the way he is approaching it.

Well, that's pretty interesting. (Extremely) long story short, I also blame Clinton for the Meltdown, and I blame the (necessary) QE in response to the Meltdown (along with a few other things) for the 2020 inflation explosion. So he started that whole ball rolling when he repeaIed Glass Steagall. I also blame Alan Greenspan for the Meltdown, because he refused to properly regulate the derivatives that damn near brought us down. The Meltdown's response ultimately led to the inflation.

All of that has led up to this moment, and now Trump's aggressive ignorance has us back on the precipice.

 

[jbrownson0831]

Why would me, the staunchest Trump supporter who voted for him twice, be celebrating?
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That's your biggest fib ever, Atheist from Augusta.....