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The Labor Force is Starting to Shrink 📉

Retirements, tighter immigration, and disillusioned young workers are colliding at once.

22 hrs ago • 4 Lights

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June 2026

🤖 ChatGDP (Q2, 2026: +2.2%)

Another economic "nowcast" brought to you by AI (and it thinks GDP is pretty good this quarter)

Jun 19 • 4 Lights

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3️⃣ Bullets

one article 📰 + one podcast 🎧 + one song 🎵

Jun 18 • 4 Lights

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🌸🌸🌸 Cherry Blossoms Pt. 3

Same data, different charts.

Jun 16 • 4 Lights

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An Hourglass Jobs Market ⏳

Small businesses and large corporations continue to grow, but mid-sized firms have stopped hiring.

Jun 13 • 4 Lights

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May 2026

🌸🌸 Cherry Blossoms Pt. 2

Same data, different charts.

May 10 • 4 Lights

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⚠️ +0% Job Growth Used to Signal a Recession Had Started

Year-on-year employment growth has been below +1% for 18 months in a row. That's usually the economic danger-zone.

May 1 • 4 Lights

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April 2026

سه Bullets

one chart 📊 + one podcast 🎧 + one song 🎵

Apr 15 • 4 Lights

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🌸 Cherry Blossoms: The Most Elegant Climate Indicator

Centuries of data about cherry blossom bloom dates in Japan provide an elegant way to visualize climate trends

Apr 5 • 4 Lights

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March 2026

📉 Markets Don't Like Chaos

Financial markets are unequivocally unhappy about the situation in Iran

Mar 23 • 4 Lights

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⬆️ GDP Nowcast: Q1, 2026: +0.9%

Will we get two quarters in a row of less than +1.0% growth?

Mar 22 • 4 Lights

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⬆️ GDP: +1.4% in Q4, 2025

Surprisingly weak GDP in the final quarter of 2025

Mar 7 • 4 Lights

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