From last year’s Sahm Rule to this year’s tariff impacts, here’s how the labor market is performing this Labor Day.
Hiring ad displayed at a store in Columbia, Md. on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The national labor market has remained resilient over the past year, serving as a constant in an otherwise uncertain economic climate.
Employers and workers have navigated numerous developments since Labor Day 2024—from the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.
Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”
