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bucolic_frolic

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2. The only reason layoffs are not higher

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 03:05 PM

Jul 2025

is companies are aware they have active, trained personnel in place. So far they are absorbing the tariff costs to some extent and standing pat on the workers they have on hand. As demand softens this will change.

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WSJ: US businesses are not hiring, and coming months don't look any better [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 2025 OP

Impossible...the state televsion organs said the June jobs report was the leading edge of the Trump miracle Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #1

The only reason layoffs are not higher bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #2