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Trump's approval rating fell to an all-time low on day 500 of his second term. Jobless claims jumped to 225,000 and 81% of Americans under 35 say the economy is in bad shape.
Trump's approval rating fell to an all-time low on day 500 of his second term. Jobless claims jumped to 225,000 and 81% of Americans under 35 say the economy is in bad shape. The jobless claims number is the key shift here—it moved above the 200,000 threshold that typically signals labor market softening.
Economic data moves slower than headlines, so this jobless claims jump could be the start of a trend or a blip. But paired with the approval collapse and near-universal youth pessimism about the economy, it suggests real economic strain. When a president's approval bottoms out while economic indicators worsen, the two tend to reinforce each other. The next few months of jobs reports will determine whether this is the beginning of a downturn or a temporary spike.
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