Just 49.16% worked a full time job in October 2026

Sad!

 

Good economic news Trump could have used, but the ingrates wouldn't have cared anyway

 

 U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, way more than expected; unemployment rate slips to 4.1%

The U.S. economy added jobs at a much stronger-than-expected pace in October, while the unemployment rate moved lower as the labor market showed surprising strength.

... In addition to the strong payroll gains for October, prior months were revised up substantially: The August figure moved to 186,000, an upward revision of 53,000, while the September count shifted to 60,000 following an upward revision of 31,000.

Payroll gains also came in better than forecast. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4% on the month and 3.1% annually, compared with respective estimates for 0.3% and 2.9%. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.4 hours. ...

 

Three days after the 2026 Blue Wave election, 29 U.S. House seats are still uncalled with Republicans currently leading in 17 of those

 Three days after the 2026 Blue Wave election, 29 U.S. House seats are still uncalled with Republicans currently leading in 17 of those.

If Republicans win them all, their caucus will end up at 173, down 47 seats from the 220 they had to start Trump's second term.

An additional 3 races remain exactly tied this morning.

The upcoming Lame Duck session has a party breakdown of GOP 218 v DEM 214 with 2 vacancies, one from each party, and one independent (formerly GOP).