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⚠️US unemployment rate is set to rise further
Poor sales is one of the most important problems for the US small firms
Global Markets Investor
October 20, 2025
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🔥🔥 GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR PORTFOLIO — UP 60% 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:
Over 10% of US small firms said in September that their most important problem is poor sales. In the past, this has been a leading indicator of rising unemployment. As you can see, once this indicator spiked, the US unemployment rate followed.
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As a reminder, US small firms employ 45.9% of American workers, or ~59 million people.
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