Este Griffith

@esteg.bsky.social

Managing Director | The Hamilton Project | Brookings Views are my own

There’s been a lot of discussion lately around the labor market—Is it strong? Is it slow? Is it breaking? Our new data interactive lets you track what’s happening with labor force participation and other key employment indicators:

Tracking the labor market and jobs - The Hamilton Project

This data interactive allows users to explore trends in labor force participation, employment, and unemployment, among other key indicators.

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If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Total federal spending is up +7% in 2025 over 2024 year-to-date to Oct 20. The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere. Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.

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Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 11mo ago

Total federal spending is up +8% in 2025 year-to-date to Sept 9 over 2024. The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere. Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.