More indications of substantial problems for American workers - they can't find any jobs. But why? Moreover, what will it take to get this major hiring freeze to thaw? It isn't rate cuts or lower rates. Nor does it appear the election has worked, either. Consumers plunged back into fears over jobs and incomes in December. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis NBC News From 'Great Resignation' to 'Great Detachment': How the U.S. job market has slowed https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/hard-to-find-a-job-get-hired-why-november-2024-jobs-report-rcna183102 Conference Board US Consumer Confidence Pulled Back in December https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence https://www.eurodollar.university Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU