I Am Not to Blame for Unemployment Hell, and Neither Are You

In 2025, employers laid off workers. It’s the highest number of layoffs since the start of the pandemic and nearly the same as seen during 2008. This puts the first year of Donald Trump’s second term on par with the first year of the global financial crisis in the scale of its disastrous impact on the US workforce. The greatness to which Trump is returning the country seems to be that of the Great Recession.1.2 million But rest assured, 2026 is proving to be more hopeful, as long as you don’t…