Who Are the Millions of Americans Locked Out of the Job Market?

被排除在就业市场之外的百万美国人是谁?

WSJ What’s News

2026-07-16

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P.M. Edition for Wednesday, July 15. The U.S. labor market is in a great position, according to most key metrics. But two million people are still looking for work after six months or longer without a job. WSJ economic correspondent Harriet Torry explains who is being sidelined. Plus, Wall Street’s biggest investment banks are bringing in gargantuan hauls. What’s driving them towards their best trading year ever? We hear from WSJ reporter Ben Glickman. And President Trump says ICE officers should keep using traffic stops to arrest immigrants, just after the agency’s leadership suspended the stops. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • President Trump says that, actually, ICE should keep using traffic stops to arrest immigrants.

  • Plus, market volatility has put Wall Street's biggest banks on track for their best ever trading year.

  • And by most key metrics, the U.S.

  • Labor market is doing great.

  • So who are the millions of Americans struggling for months and even years to find work?

  • I've sent hundreds of job applications since early last year.

  • I don't know how many.

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