Inflation continues. And after the rise of prices, we see unemployement increasing.
The unemployment rate reached 4.6% in November, according to figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was unable to provide data for October due to the government shutdown.
This figure is the highest since September 2021, when the country was emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of unemployed stands at 7.8 million. A year ago, the month of Donald Trump’s re-election, the unemployment rate and the number of job seekers were 4.2% and 7.1 million, respectively. This is bad news for Donald Trump, whose approval rating is at its lowest point, with only 36% positive according to Gallup, even on the economy.
Job creation is also weak, limited to 64,000 in November, following a negative October with the elimination of 105,000 jobs. This decline is explained by the disappearance of 160,000 federal jobs following the cuts decided by Elon Musk.
The figure of unempoyement would undoubtedly be worste if Donald Trump had not curbed illegal immigration and deterred those with legal status. Many immigrants have returned to their countries of origin. According to a Pew Research Center survey, between January and June 2025, the number of immigrant workers decreased by more than 750,000, their share of the workforce falling from 20% to 19%. The foreign-born population residing in the United States decreased from 53.3 million to 51.9 million in six months.
To American born and legally residing in United states, pivking up tomatoes will soon be the only available job. Not the industrial ones.