February 28, 2025· 18 min

Lots More on the Growing Risks to the US Labor Market

Jon Turek

Orality

Model

85%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,117 words)

M:94%

HostJoe Weisenthal(473 words)

M:28%

GuestJon Turek(1,844 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic27%

terrible, very, totally

Engagement89%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, right, like

Repetition100%

know (95x), think (46x), like (43x)

Parallelism78%

And we really do have the perf..., And Yeah...., And, like, this idea, like, th...

Sound Patterns36%

14 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases5%

i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging18%

may, maybe, seemingly

Passive Voice8%

is been, been noted, being inflicted

Abstract Nouns28%

investment, business, chase.com/business

Subordination13%

because, though, while

Sentence Length46%

Avg: 16.5 words/sentence

Word Complexity44%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style11%

350 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style75%

apply, lightly, really

Description

A week from today we will get the February jobs report and there are growing concerns that the US labor market is slowing. Already, the number of sectors adding jobs in this economy is on the decline. Meanwhile, the housing market continues to struggle. Add in the Department of Government Efficiency and worsening fiscal conditions in the state and local sector, and the government may prove to be a drag on employment. To talk about this and other macro developments, including possible tariffs, we brought back Jon Turek, founder and CEO of JST Advisors, to break it all down on this episode. Read more: US Initial Jobless Claims Hit Highest of 2025 Odd Lots is coming to Washington, DC! Get your tickets here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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