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⚠️CHART OF THE WEEK: The US labor market is deteriorating
2025 was the weakest job market year since the 2020 Crisis
Global Markets Investor
February 07, 2026
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GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR’S PORTFOLIO IS 🔥UP +93%🔥SINCE JANUARY 2024
DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:
The number of Americans working multiple jobs hit a record 9.3 million in 2025, surpassing peaks seen during the 2008 Financial Crisis and the 2020 Crisis.
At the same time, average weekly hours worked have fallen to 34.5 hours, near the lowest since the Financial Crisis.
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This trend highlights underlying weakness in the labor market, with many households struggling to maintain living standards despite being technically employed.
This also suggests more layoffs are coming.
Meanwhile, Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller issued an interesting statement on January 30, outlining how weak the job market has been and is going to be.
“I have heard in multiple outreach meetings of planned layoffs in 2026. This indicates to me that there is considerable doubt about future employment growth and suggests that a substantial deterioration in the labor market is a significant risk.”
“Compared to the prior ten-year average of about 1.9 million jobs created per year, payrolls increased just under 600,000 for 2025. And, last year's data will be revised downward soon to likely show that there was virtually no growth in payroll employment in 2025. Zero. Zip. Nada.”
This is what we have been covering extensively over the last few months.
The following analysis provides more insights into the US job market, including what to expect from Wednesday’s job report.
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