I'm so old I remember when Jan 2026 full time employment at 48.79% of population was Great Recession level bad

 That whole China joining the WTO and globalization thingy has really worked out great for the American middle class amirite?

The winter trend since Jan 2023 has been DOWN:

Jan 2023: 49.32%

Jan 2024: 49.16%

Feb 2025: 48.88%

Jan 2026: 48.79%.