U.S. job openings fell more than expected in February and hiring dropped to the lowest level in nearly six years, government data showed on Tuesday.
Job openings were down in February, but January's total was revised up. On balance, openings have basically stabilized in recent months (or maybe are trending down ever so slightly). #NumbersDay
-- Ben Casselman (@bencasselman.bsky.social) Mar 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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OpEd: Trump Turbocharges U.S. Economic Comeback As Socialism Keeps Failing Worldwide
www.heritage.org
... Lower taxes and fewer, fairer regulations have always boosted dynamism, incentivized entrepreneurship and sharpened America's competitive edge.
Around the world, nations stand at a crossroads. Whether they choose the path of Donald Trump is doing in the United States -- or socialism will determine not only their material prosperity, but the security and flourishing of their people.
That's the core finding of the Heritage Foundation's just-released "2026 Index of Economic Freedom." Pro-growth policies are an investment in the people who make nations strong, resilient and prosperous.
That is certainly the approach President Trump took in 2025. Setting the stage for America's comeback and paving the way for greater economic dynamism, his policy choices arrested the precipitous decline of America's economic freedom. America's Index score for President Joe Biden's final year in office was its lowest ever. ...
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