Unemployment

Kevin Hassett

PUTTING ON A SMILE

Trump Stooge Is ‘Very, Very Happy’ After Bad Jobs Report

Kevin Hassett offered a surprising response to the missed expectations on Fox News.

William Vaillancourt

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July 1, 2026. President Trump is traveling to Medora, North Dakota to participate in the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Opening Ceremony. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

THE GREAT DROPOUT

Number of Americans Not Working Rockets to Record High

More Americans are not working now than during the Great Recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martha McHardy

Stephen Colbert hosting The Late Show on December 9, 2025.

RÉSUMÉS READY

Colbert Begs Viewers to Hire Soon-to-Be Unemployed Staff

In a special “Rescue Staff” sketch, the late-night host shared the résumés of his employees.

Meera Navlakha

A composite of CNBC’s Rick Santelli wearing a hat he made in honor of the Dow Jones hitting 50,000 for the first time in Feb. 2026 and CNBC’s Rick Santelli on March, 6, 2026 reading the Bureau of Labor Statistics February jobs report that saw 92,000 jobs lost in the United States.

RAIN ON HIS PARADE

Trump-Loving CNBC Reporter Stunned by Jobs Disaster

Just last month, Rick Santelli said the jobs report proved “you’ve all been wrong.”

Julia Ornedo

Consumer Price Index, Donald Trump photo illustration

Groceries and Jobless Up in Double Whammy to Trump

Consumer prices hit their highest level since January.

Farrah Tomazin

Donald Trump dancing

Young Grads Face Worst Job Market Since the ‘80s Under Trump

Job prospects for young grads are at their bleakest level since 1988.

Tom Sanders