This episode unpacks the dramatic slowdown in U.S. job growth, with only 22,000 new positions added in August. We examine how tariffs, deportations, and political interference in federal data are contributing to economic uncertainty. The discussion also highlights growing concerns about a stagflationary environment as confidence in independent reporting comes under scrutiny. Sources A Jobs Slump Spurred Trump to Sack His Stats Boss. This Time Around He’s Got No One to Blame Donald Trump’s Economy Falters as Us Jobs Growth Grinds to a Halt Employers Added 22,000 Jobs in August, Falling Short of Forecasts, as Labor Market Cools Hiring Craters in Latest Economic Setback for Trump: August Jobs Report Hiring Stalled in August, with 22,000 New Jobs Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy Trump Fires a Senior Official Over Jobs Numbers Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner is Part of Larger Erosion of Federal Data Infrastructure U.S. Hiring Stalls with Just 22,000 Jobs Added in August

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