The latest jobs report suggests DOGE is working as intended, contrary to all the lefty screaming around Elon Musk’s government-slim-down initiative.
US employers added 177,000 jobs in April in a surprisingly strong report; labor-force participation rose even as federal jobs plummeted by 9,000.
That fed-jobs figure is down 26,000 in total since January.
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And the idea bruited by the media — that slashing fed jobs would somehow plunge both society and the economy into a death spiral — has been proven utterly wrong.
Yet again, media doomsaying has proven premature at least.
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That suggests that the overall Trump economic program is still increasing employer optimism, especially amid signs that trade deals with America’s friends and allies should soon put the doomsday scenarios to rest.
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It’s early days (even if the breakneck pace Trump moves at makes it feel otherwise) but these green shoots are beyond encouraging.
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