Alex Jacquez
@alexsjacquez.bsky.social
chief of policy & advocacy @groundwork. before: @whitehouse46, @berniesanders, @senatedems, @obamawhitehouse. washed up @lehighbaseball.
Second, some trouble. A weakening labor market hits some workers much harder than others.
Over the past year:
⬆️ White unemployment: up 0.1 points
⬆️Black unemployment: up 1.8 points
Tight labor markets are a tool for racial justice. Weak ones widen the gap.
Over the past year:
⬆️ White unemployment: up 0.1 points
⬆️Black unemployment: up 1.8 points
Tight labor markets are a tool for racial justice. Weak ones widen the gap.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Second, some trouble. A weakening labor market hits some workers much harder than others.
Over the past year:
⬆️ White unemployment: up 0.1 points
⬆️Black unemployment: up 1.8 points
Tight labor markets are a tool for racial justice. Weak ones widen the gap.
Over the past year:
⬆️ White unemployment: up 0.1 points
⬆️Black unemployment: up 1.8 points
Tight labor markets are a tool for racial justice. Weak ones widen the gap.
First, the good news: The post-pandemic recovery was the most successful countercyclical policy in U.S. history.
Prime-age employment hit 80.7%—a level only exceeded briefly in 1997-2001.
Recovery from past recessions took up to 12 years. This one took three.
Prime-age employment hit 80.7%—a level only exceeded briefly in 1997-2001.
Recovery from past recessions took up to 12 years. This one took three.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
First, the good news: The post-pandemic recovery was the most successful countercyclical policy in U.S. history.
Prime-age employment hit 80.7%—a level only exceeded briefly in 1997-2001.
Recovery from past recessions took up to 12 years. This one took three.
Prime-age employment hit 80.7%—a level only exceeded briefly in 1997-2001.
Recovery from past recessions took up to 12 years. This one took three.
Welcome to New York, @econspeakers.bsky.social. We're setting up shop in the Empire State to bring some much-needed balance to the economic news landscape.
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Welcome to New York, @econspeakers.bsky.social. We're setting up shop in the Empire State to bring some much-needed balance to the economic news landscape.
Housing. Health care. Utilities. Groceries.
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Housing. Health care. Utilities. Groceries.
Don’t judge a jobs report by its headline. I joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @msnbc.com to break down the weakness under the hood of today’s report and what it means for Powell and the Fed.
July 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Don’t judge a jobs report by its headline. I joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @msnbc.com to break down the weakness under the hood of today’s report and what it means for Powell and the Fed.
CEOs, businesses, and voters are growing more and more fed up with Donald Trump’s economy. Why? Uncertainty is the word of the day. I joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @msnbc.com to talk about what we’re seeing in the data and the polls.
June 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
CEOs, businesses, and voters are growing more and more fed up with Donald Trump’s economy. Why? Uncertainty is the word of the day. I joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @msnbc.com to talk about what we’re seeing in the data and the polls.