Kate Gallagher Robbins
@kfgrobbins.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @npwf.bsky.social. Formerly CLASP, CAP, NWLC. Go Blue. High-altitude hiker living in the Land of Enchantment. She/her.
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And women know who is to blame for this mess. Their rating of how the government’s doing fighting inflation or unemployment is the worst it’s ever been. 8/9 #NumbersDay
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The story for unemployment rates is no better. No group of women saw improvements in their annual average unemployment rate in 2025, compared with 2024. (6/8)
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The story for unemployment rates is no better. No group of women saw improvements in their annual average unemployment rate in 2025, compared with 2024. (6/8)
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We find that while no groups of women workers are thriving in today’s economy with Trump’s economy especially failing Black, AIAN and NHPI women. (3/8)
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
We find that while no groups of women workers are thriving in today’s economy with Trump’s economy especially failing Black, AIAN and NHPI women. (3/8)
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The point of DOGE
We find that the employment-to-population ratio declined for women overall between 2024 and 2025 – but it plummeted for AIAN, Black and NHPI women. (5/8)
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The point of DOGE
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Great thread.
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Great thread.
One group flying under the radar in today’s jobs day chatter? Indigenous women. Indigenous women, including American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) & Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander women (NHPI), are not part of the monthly #JobsData release due to a lack of investment. #JobsDay (1/8)
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Charts! Starting with the unemployment rate, which rose to 4.6 percent, its highest level in more than four years.
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Charts! Starting with the unemployment rate, which rose to 4.6 percent, its highest level in more than four years.
Such an important new piece from the Arab Barometer team on want #Syrians want from their first-EVER survey of the country. There is so much hope, but it's a long road ahead.
According to a new survey, most Syrians are confident in the country’s new leadership, write Salma Al-Shami and Michael Robbins. To maintain these favorable ratings, however, Damascus must build a more “prosperous, inclusive, and democratic Syria.”
https://fam.ag/4rKOQ3q
https://fam.ag/4rKOQ3q
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Such an important new piece from the Arab Barometer team on want #Syrians want from their first-EVER survey of the country. There is so much hope, but it's a long road ahead.
More women work as registered nurses than work in any other occupation in this country: nationalpartnership.org/wp-content/u....
This designation is a slap in the face not only to nurses -- who are absolutely professionals -- but to all women, whose work is so often undervalued.
This designation is a slap in the face not only to nurses -- who are absolutely professionals -- but to all women, whose work is so often undervalued.
Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’ by Trump Admin.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
More women work as registered nurses than work in any other occupation in this country: nationalpartnership.org/wp-content/u....
This designation is a slap in the face not only to nurses -- who are absolutely professionals -- but to all women, whose work is so often undervalued.
This designation is a slap in the face not only to nurses -- who are absolutely professionals -- but to all women, whose work is so often undervalued.
A vibrant vision for America’s economy must put public investments for care at the center. Read @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @caringacross.org’s new report to learn more about how investing in care can secure a brighter future for families everywhere go.tcf.org/TheCareImperative
The Care Imperative: Why Investing In Care Grows America’s Economy
Executive Summary A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary if we are to secure a brighter future for
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November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A vibrant vision for America’s economy must put public investments for care at the center. Read @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @caringacross.org’s new report to learn more about how investing in care can secure a brighter future for families everywhere go.tcf.org/TheCareImperative
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The data also show alarming developments in Black women’s employment. Black women’s unemployment rate skyrocketed to 7.5% in September, driven by Black women joining the labor market but not finding jobs. 4/9
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Important piece from @emilypeck.bsky.social on today's labor market trends: www.axios.com/2025/11/20/w...
As more men juggle working & caregiving, it underscores the urgency of policies like affordable child care & paid leave to help everyone meet their responsibilities on the job and at home.
As more men juggle working & caregiving, it underscores the urgency of policies like affordable child care & paid leave to help everyone meet their responsibilities on the job and at home.
More working men are caregivers as women leave workforce, survey finds
There's not a big shift in gender equality — instead, it's a change in who's going to work.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important piece from @emilypeck.bsky.social on today's labor market trends: www.axios.com/2025/11/20/w...
As more men juggle working & caregiving, it underscores the urgency of policies like affordable child care & paid leave to help everyone meet their responsibilities on the job and at home.
As more men juggle working & caregiving, it underscores the urgency of policies like affordable child care & paid leave to help everyone meet their responsibilities on the job and at home.
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Incisive jobs report thread 🧵by @kfgrobbins.bsky.social
Today the BLS finally released the employment data collected in September. Delayed by the government shutdown, these data are the last snapshot of the economy before the costly shutdown shuttered Head Start centers, reduced food assistance and more. #NumbersDay 1/9
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Incisive jobs report thread 🧵by @kfgrobbins.bsky.social
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Social Security backed off a change to the way disability insurance works — a huge relief to advocates and the many people who rely on it — after a raft of criticism. They don't call Social Security the third-rail of politics for no reason.. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/s...
Social Security not planning major disability overhaul amid criticism
A reported plan would've reduced the number of people who qualified for disability, panicking advocates.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Social Security backed off a change to the way disability insurance works — a huge relief to advocates and the many people who rely on it — after a raft of criticism. They don't call Social Security the third-rail of politics for no reason.. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/s...
Today the BLS finally released the employment data collected in September. Delayed by the government shutdown, these data are the last snapshot of the economy before the costly shutdown shuttered Head Start centers, reduced food assistance and more. #NumbersDay 1/9
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today the BLS finally released the employment data collected in September. Delayed by the government shutdown, these data are the last snapshot of the economy before the costly shutdown shuttered Head Start centers, reduced food assistance and more. #NumbersDay 1/9
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New analysis out today on the impact of Trump's policies on the veteran women's workforce: nationalpartnership.org/womenveteranworkforce. Some key findings:
Women's share of the veteran workforce is at an all-time high – but Trump's policies threaten their success | National Partnership for Women & Families
Women's share of the veterans' workforce is at an all-time high – but President Trump and Elon Musk's attacks on veterans and service members threatens their employment prospects and economic security...
nationalpartnership.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New analysis out today on the impact of Trump's policies on the veteran women's workforce: nationalpartnership.org/womenveteranworkforce. Some key findings:
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
We are into the 6th week of the longest government #shutdown in history. If this stretches to the end of November, the CBO estimates it will cost the economy $14B. Lemme tell you what else we could have for $14B: nationalpartnership.org/six-things-w...
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We are into the 6th week of the longest government #shutdown in history. If this stretches to the end of November, the CBO estimates it will cost the economy $14B. Lemme tell you what else we could have for $14B: nationalpartnership.org/six-things-w...
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
New: The Share of Mothers Who Work Is Shrinking – and Black Mothers Face the Steepest Declines.
nationalpartnership.org/report/share...
nationalpartnership.org/report/share...
The Share of Mothers Who Work Is Shrinking – and Black Mothers Face the Steepest Declines | National Partnership for Women & Families
New analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and The 75 Million Project finds that Black mothers of young children are facing the steepest declines in labor force participation in r...
nationalpartnership.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New: The Share of Mothers Who Work Is Shrinking – and Black Mothers Face the Steepest Declines.
nationalpartnership.org/report/share...
nationalpartnership.org/report/share...
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The degree of callousness and cruelty to be able to leave a toddler in a car is frightening.
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The degree of callousness and cruelty to be able to leave a toddler in a car is frightening.
$14 billion is more than what we spend in a year on Head Start, which is at risk of shutting down because of the shutdown.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
Breaking news: The United States economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper.
Report: Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
$14 billion is more than what we spend in a year on Head Start, which is at risk of shutting down because of the shutdown.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
Good day to read this @chabeli.bsky.social piece on how women of color are impacted when there is no new jobs report. #numbersday
Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested a pause of the monthly employment reports, the only timely economic measure of how women of color are faring in the economy.
19thnews.org/2025/08/susp...
19thnews.org/2025/08/susp...
Suspending monthly economic reports would be really bad for women of color
Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested a pause of the monthly employment reports, the only timely economic measure of how women of color are faring in the economy.
19thnews.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Good day to read this @chabeli.bsky.social piece on how women of color are impacted when there is no new jobs report. #numbersday
Delaying the jobs report would be bad for everyone -- but especially Black women, who are bearing the brunt of Trump's disastrous economic agenda: 19thnews.org/2025/08/susp...
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Delaying the jobs report would be bad for everyone -- but especially Black women, who are bearing the brunt of Trump's disastrous economic agenda: 19thnews.org/2025/08/susp...