Feb. 16 at 5:40 PM
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❌The median duration of unemployment has risen to 11.1 weeks, the longest since December 2021❌
❌US HOUSEHOLD DEBT ROSE BY
$191 BILLION IN Q4 2025, REACHING A RECORD
$18.78 TRILLION.
❌AMONG AGE GROUPS, THOSE AGED 40–49 HOLD THE HIGHEST DEBT AT
$4.88 TRILLION.
❌Americans working 2 full-time jobs are NEAR A RECORD HIGH.
1) 476,000 people now hold 2 full-time jobs — the 2nd-highest level ever.
2) The record was 488,000 in December 2025.
3) That figure has doubled since 2020.
4) For comparison, the peak during the Dot-com bubble was 416,000 (July 2000).
❌Overall, 8.77 million Americans hold multiple jobs — near a record and 700,000 above the 2008 peak.
❌The BLS data shows U.S. employers added ONLY 181,000 jobs last year after employment revisions, significantly below the 1.46 million jobs added in 2024.
Some significant surprises coming right around the corner
