The American Job Market Is Hemorrhaging—and It’s No Accident

The June numbers are more than a statistical blip. They are a screaming siren that the American economy—propped up by debt, manipulated data, and unrestrained corporate consolidation—is far more brittle than the credentialed experts will ever admit. Let’s call this what it is: an engineered economic contraction, fueled by institutional incompetence and a ruling class more loyal to multinational cartels than to working Americans. The Collapse in Hard Numbers 744,308 job cuts in just the first six months of 2025. Retail layoffs up 255% compared to last year. Professional and business services hemorrhaging 56,000 jobs in a single month. Health and education—once thought “safe”—losing 52,000. Even Microsoft, with its trillion-dollar valuation, is slashing another 9,000 workers like it’s a rounding…