Still Waiting for tariffs-April

[Gary Witlen]

In the hope that voters will evaluate the Trump administration based on actual facts when the mid-term elections occur in 2026, rather than PR spins and fabrications, here are the most recent actual key economic statistics that should be of interest to middle class workers

New Unemployment claims:
1/20/25 +201,000
2/23/25 +213,000
3/31/25 +219,000 Total Claims 1.9 million
4/30/25 +241,000 Total Claims 1.92 million
First Quarter Gross Domestic Product: -0.3%
Unemployment rate:
1/25 4.1%
2/25 4.0%
3/25 4.2%
4/25 4.2%
CPI (annual): These reflect the prior month’s prices
1/25 +2.9%
2/25 +3%
3/25 +3.1%
4/25 +2.4%
Gas (nat. ave.)
1/25 $3.09
2/25 $3.07
3/25 $3.17
4/25 $3.19
Diesel (nat. ave.)
1/25 $3.60
2/25 $3.63
3/25 $3.68
4/25 $3.76
New Jobs
12/24 +256,000
1/25 +143,000
2/25 +140,000
3/25 +228,000
4/25 +177,000
Average hrly earnings (annual)
2024 +3.9%
Eggs (nat. ave.)
1/25 $3.37
2/25 $4.95
3/25 $4.90
4/25 $4.65
Our Taxes Pay for This?
Trump’s proposed birthday party for himself and the Army: at least $45 million
Cost of deporting one allegedly illegal immigrant: $17,000
If there are between 15 and 25 million illegal immigrants in the country (Trump and Vance used various numbers during the campaign), then the cost of paying each one $1000 to self deport would be $15 to $25 Billion dollars, plus airfare

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