The hits keep coming in the Trump economy, and they’re landing squarely on American families, workers, and business owners.
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics state-level job openings report shows that hiring is stalling while layoffs remain steady, revealing a labor market that is cooling dangerously and threatening family security across the country. Far from creating opportunity, the Trump economy is leaving workers stuck in stagnant jobs with rising uncertainty.
At the same time, new reporting shows the United States trade deficit stayed historically large in 2025 and did not shrink despite Trump’s repeated claims that his tariffs would rescue American manufacturing and protect jobs.
Taken together, these figures expose the devastating failure of Trumponomics. Rather than strengthening American manufacturing, creating jobs, or lowering costs for families, Trump’s policies have left households to shoulder rising prices, stagnant wages, and growing economic insecurity. Every day, American families are paying the price for broken promises and policies that do not work.
“Donald Trump’s economic policies simply aren’t working to deliver on any of his promises to working-class families. His refusal to change course is a betrayal of Americans who believed he’d improve their lives and deliver economic stability. Instead, he’s built a system that rewards the billionaires at the very top, including himself, while ordinary Americans struggle to make ends meet,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Brandon Weathersby. “It’s clear Trump has no interest in changing a system built to benefit himself. He’s more concerned with provoking our allies abroad and threatening war in the Middle East than delivering the economic security he promised for regular people.”
Published: Feb 19, 2026 | Last Modified: Feb 23, 2026