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riversedge

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Fri Nov 7, 2025, 10:25 AM Nov 7

Trump Economy: October Monthly Job Cuts Exploded To A 22-Year High

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Source: crooksandliars.com



Donald J. Trump, the job destroyer.



By Conover Kennard — November 7, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the guy who said he's delivering an "economic miracle" and who falsely bragged about Walmart's Thanksgiving Day dinner costs, now has something new to his resume: Job destroyer.

So far this year, nearly 1.1 million job cuts have occurred —the most since 2020 —according to the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

“This is the highest total for October in over 20 years, and the highest total for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008. Like in 2003, a disruptive technology is changing the landscape,” said Challenger in a statement.

NBC News reports:

On Wednesday, the private payroll processor ADP released its own October jobs data, showing that employers added just 42,000 jobs in the month.

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Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/11/trump-economy-october-monthly-job-cuts






@MikeSington
Trump, summed up in one photograph: He has zero heart, zero empathy, doesn’t care about other people, is unable to react during an emergency.



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