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Re:US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year by giantg2 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:31PM (#46529384)
The theory makes sense, but it doesn't match with the graphics in the article.

We can see that job openings have been declining since before the 2024 election and that hiring actually increased briefly around the time the tarrifs were implemented. This seems to suggest there are other factors at play, including macro trends.

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Re:US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year by nis0s on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:05PM (#46530010)
Investment monies have been tightened across the board, mainly due to high interest rates and the fact that investments in anything other than Tech/AI don’t match expectations of growth.
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