As summer ends, workers face rising costs, fewer jobs, and shrinking protections

The August jobs report showed signs of a softer labor market, with slower job growth and persistent inflation pressures. The Trump administration has released a workforce strategy that targets training for jobs in AI and the skilled trades, but questions remain about whether those moves are addressing the core challenges facing American workers. Here to walk us through the numbers and the policy decisions behind them is the Executive Director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, Sharon Block. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .