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US labor market missing 8 million jobs as payroll growth collapses
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
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"Payrolls have been site in 2025 there was 180,000 payrolls total for the entire year. That's the payroll growth according to establishment for an entire year economy of this size. I remember a couple years ago when 180,000 was a bad month. Now 180,000 for an entire year. So you look at where payrolls are versus the trend. It's 8 million jobs short."
Jeff Snider reveals that US payroll growth in 2025 totaled only 180,000 jobs for the entire year, a figure that used to represent a single bad month. When measured against pre-pandemic trends adjusted for population growth, the economy is 8 million jobs short of where it should be, explaining why the recovery never materialized and people remain impoverished despite government stimulus.
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