Daily Brief: 7.6 Million Job Openings, Zero Workforce Growth — America’s Labor Shortage Grinds On
7.6M job openings, +57K payrolls, and a baffling drop in young workers: America's labor shortage isn't going anywhere. Here's what the latest data...
Daily Brief: Social Security’s Clock Just Moved Forward — Six Years to a 22% Benefit Cut
The OASI trust fund will be empty by Q4 2032 — a quarter sooner than last year’s projection. Here’s what the $31 trillion shortfall means for every...
Daily Brief: The Participation Puzzle — Workers Keep Quitting While the Labor Force Keeps Shrinking
June payrolls added just 57K jobs, yet quits hit 3.07M and participation fell to 61.5%. The structural labor shortage isn't going anywhere.
Daily Brief: America’s Labor Shortage Deepens as 7.6M Jobs Sit Unfilled
Job openings hit a two-year high of 7.6M, but hiring is falling and net migration has turned negative. A state-by-state look at America's deepening...
Daily Brief: Consumer Confidence Slides as JOLTS Data Tests the Labor Narrative
Consumer confidence missed expectations at 91.2 in June while JOLTS data showed job openings cooling from April's surge. Here's what the numbers mean...
Daily Brief: 7.6M Job Openings and Nobody to Fill Them — This Week in America’s Labor Crisis
JOLTS shows 7.6M openings vs. 5.1M hires. Construction needs 349K workers. Healthcare faces 248K shortages. The labor crisis by state and industry.
Daily Brief: Markets Bounce After Five-Day Slide as Jobs Week Begins
Futures surge Monday after the S&P 500's five-day losing streak, its worst since August. Dallas Fed manufacturing data and the June jobs report anchor...
Daily Brief: Social Security Additional Thoughts
Social Security April 2026 snapshot: 71.08M beneficiaries, $137.4B/month, $1.65T annual run rate. COLA, demographics, and investor implications.
Daily Brief: America’s Labor Crisis by the Numbers — 349K Construction Workers, 427K Florida Jobs Unfilled
Construction needs 349K workers in 2026. Florida has 427K open jobs. Manufacturing faces 2M unfilled roles. A state-by-state breakdown of America's labor shortage.
Daily Brief: Social Security Tops $137B/Month as Enrollment Breaks 71 Million
Social Security monthly benefits hit $137.4B in April 2026. Enrollment passed 71M. The Boomer wave is here. Analysis and interactive chart.