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23. Any way you look at it, the manual workforce is not there to fill openings.

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:43 PM

Apr 2025

https://www.uschamber.com/workforce/understanding-americas-labor-shortage

We hear every day from our member companies—of every size and industry, across nearly every state—that they’re facing unprecedented challenges trying to find enough workers to fill open jobs. Right now, the latest data shows that we have 8 million job openings in the U.S. but only 6.8 million unemployed workers.

Back a hundred and twenty years ago, all the MANUAL jobs were taken from the massive European exodus. The job openings, then, didn't require high-education skills. Only big biceps and strong legs (and not too many hours of sleep and pleasure...).

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US stocks dip sharply after Trump announces tariffs of at least 10% [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 OP

Did he say anything that wasn't expected? Why are futures tanking? unblock Apr 2025 #1

This morning, they were all about how TFG cares about the market UpInArms Apr 2025 #3

They would have waited to see if he flip flopped again. Bengus81 Apr 2025 #4

MarketWatch Headline: "Stock futures tumble as Trump unveils higher tariffs than expected." . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #7

According to the pundits... Mike 03 Apr 2025 #10

+Headline: "Trump's tariffs amount to 'worse than worst-case scenario' as investors brace for stock-market beatdown" Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #15

No one should be surprised by this IronLionZion Apr 2025 #28

Lovely ... I am truly trilled to have a 10% tax added to everything UpInArms Apr 2025 #2

But, but, but wolfie001 Apr 2025 #19

Full of robots... Justice matters. Apr 2025 #21

Yes! This! wolfie001 Apr 2025 #22

Any way you look at it, the manual workforce is not there to fill openings. Justice matters. Apr 2025 #23

Again...don't buy one FUCKING thing you that you don't need to survive. Put off any major Bengus81 Apr 2025 #5

Investing.com - as far as i know, the panel on the right -- "US 30" is the DOW and "US 500" is the S&P 500 that includes progree Apr 2025 #6

Those are either proxies for the indices or for the names of the indices because index names are trademarked. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Apr 2025 #9

Because the market was expecting clarity and tariff taxes less than feared. The got higher than feared and no clarity. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #16

Did the U.S. dollar weaken too? I could swear one of the Bloomberg hosts Mike 03 Apr 2025 #11

It's already lost 2 yen, or 1.3 cents, versus the Japanese yen RazorbackExpat Apr 2025 #24

Trump is the type of guy who pisses into the wind. LS_Editor Apr 2025 #12

Is the 10% baseline included for the countries on his chart or is it another 10% on top of what countries FloridaBlues Apr 2025 #13

I think it is 10% on everything and the rest is extra on top, but there is nothing like the required clarity. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #17

After searching yes your right the 10% is on top of tariffs FloridaBlues Apr 2025 #20

Dow futures down 955 points (-2.3%), S&P 500 futures down 3.4%, 631 PM EDT. That's serious futures activity progree Apr 2025 #14

Buy the rumor, sell the news. OilemFirchen Apr 2025 #18

The POS whipped out his financial sharpie with those idiotic charts. Doomed we are so n/t Cheezoholic Apr 2025 #25

With Trump, we're losing our shirts. We're losing everything. C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #26

They promised to lower prices IronLionZion Apr 2025 #27

SOMEBODY made money today... BurnDoubt Apr 2025 #29

Gosh, could they soften reality any more Miguelito Loveless Apr 2025 #30