Unemployment in the United States has climbed to 4.6% – a four-year high – even as Americans are told the economy is "strong." Donald Trump campaigned on protecting jobs and strengthening the economy. Instead, he's raising prices with tariffs, shrinking the labor force with immigration policies, and overseen a government shutdown that cost hundreds of thousands of federal jobs and undermined trust in economic data. America doesn't need trade wars and shutdowns. It needs leadership that puts people first.
Sign now to demand an end to harmful tariffs and urge the US government to invest in social welfare programs that support workers and families!
Even the Federal Reserve has raised red flags. Chair Jerome Powell has warned that job growth may be overstated by tens of thousands of jobs each month and that recent data should be viewed with "a skeptical eye" due to shutdown-related disruptions. Meanwhile, private sector data shows employers cutting jobs, not adding them.
At the same time, Trump has attacked and weakened the very agency responsible for tracking employment – firing leadership at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, slashing staff, and casting doubt on official data whenever it reflects poorly on his administration. That's not economic leadership, it's sabotage.
Tariffs don't protect workers. They raise costs, slow growth, and leave families paying more for essentials. What does help workers is investing in social welfare programs: unemployment benefits, healthcare access, job training, childcare, and housing stability – the things that actually help people weather economic downturns and stay employed.
Sign now to demand Congress and the White House end damaging tariffs, invest in social welfare, and restore independent economic data collection!
