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September’s Jobs Data Will Reveal How Worried We Should Be About the Economy

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By Michael Madowitz
| rooseveltinstitute.org
What we know right now: The job market isn’t bad, but it’s not good either. Some indicators, like weekly unemployment insurance claims, don’t show the job market weakening. But the more comprehensive monthly Employment Situation report reveals what looks like a trend of workers paying a price for the Iran war—beyond inflation. And, the preliminary benchmark revisions suggest the job market was marginally weaker than we thought through this March.
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We Don’t Have to Import Inflation: Policy Lessons from the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine Supply Crises

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By Michael Madowitz, Joel Dodge, Todd Tucker
| rooseveltinstitute.org
Inflation has posed a destabilizing risk to both economies and democratic institutions, as shown in this decade through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the supply shocks resulting from the invasion of Ukraine. Progressive policymakers must develop more proactive approaches than the limited, reactive tool kit central bankers have at their disposal to prevent inflation shocks.
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Our Surprisingly Resilient Economy Could Use Some Backup from Policymakers

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By Michael Madowitz
| rooseveltinstitute.org
Welcome to the second half of 2026! The US economy has been weird in the first half of the year, but it’s been mostly a good weird. Despite a war that has zapped growth forecasts and raised costs across the world—and own goals like cutting immigration and scientific research, and tariff-ing ourselves again—the job market is probably doing slightly better than last year. Why probably? Because the jobs data is a bit murky, again.
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