U.S. Economy

A 2025 Pew Research Center poll of more than 5,000 Latino adults found 70% disapproved of the job U.S. President Donald Trump was doing, including 55% who said they very strongly disapproved.

A 2025 Pew Research Center poll found that 50% of Latino respondents said they had struggled in the past year to afford food, housing, or medical care.

A November 23, 2025 CBS News poll found that more than three-quarters of Americans who were judging President Donald Trump on the economy said he was not spending enough time focused on the economy and inflation.

The unemployment rate is determined by labor demand (the number of jobs employers want to fill) and labor supply (the number of workers available to fill those jobs).

The Federal Reserve's long-run inflation target is 2%.

A 2025 Fox News national poll found that approximately 75% of surveyed voters viewed the U.S. economy negatively.

A 2025 Pew Research Center survey of 629 U.S. Latino adults (conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025) found that 61% said Donald Trump's policies have made the economy worse, 22% said his policies had not had much effect, and 15% said his policies had made the economy better.

U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September 2025, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Average monthly job growth in the United States during summer 2025 was less than 30,000 jobs per month.

The U.S. unemployment rate in August 2025 was 4.3%.

The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other for short-term overnight loans.

The Federal Reserve's dual mandate requires monetary policymakers to keep both inflation and unemployment in check.

CME FedWatch is a market-based tool that forecasts probabilities of Federal Reserve rate moves based on changes in 30-Day Federal Funds futures prices.

The Federal Reserve is more likely to reduce its benchmark federal funds rate when officials judge that the labor market and broader economic growth are at risk of stalling.