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The 'No Hire' Economy

Joseph Politano · 11 Jan 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The current stretch of stagnant employment amid economic growth resembles the jobless recoveries of the early 1990s and mid-2000s more than a fully employed economy.

    Their wordsToday's labor market is perhaps most reminiscent of the "jobless recovery" that characterized the early 1990s or mid-2000s, where employment rates remained stagnant even as overall economic growth had already rebounded.

  2. Our reading

    A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover.

    Their wordsThis leaves the labor market on an uneasy precipice, since employment will begin to decline outright unless hiring rates pick up in the near future.

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