A saved idea photo and jobs-related graphic July 2025 leftover
Posted By RichC on August 5, 2025
Since the previous post was a recap of Monday’s market rebound after Friday’s stock market selloff, I’m using this post as an excuse to get a 
couple of saved items out of the folder where I collect ideas for MDB.
The first photo one is a bit nutty if you ask me, but because it is used behind the scenes by someone regularly interviewed on television, it is generally never seen. I suspect those who need conference setups are always look for ring-lights and tripods to hold their camera/screen devices, but I’ve never quite seen one like this: A wooden stand that holds a notebook computer’s camera at a height acceptable for video chats and TV interviews. Perhaps it beats cords dangling everywhere, but there must be a better solution?
This second “saved image” is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics FRED graphic that illustrates the employment of Foreign Born employment vs Native Born U.S. employment from about 2011 to 2025. Notice that the index numbers were closer back in 2011 (actually equal in 2007) and that significantly more Foreign Born workers were being employed in the U.S. vs Native Born citizens. Both suffered in 2020 (Covid-19) BUT when business recovered and employment resumed after the pandemic (during the Biden administration), one group expanded much more rapidly that the other — can you guess when the border was opened and mass illegal immigration occurred?
It will be interesting to see if things change after 2025; will Native Born U.S. citizens continue to gain employment and will the deportation of illegal aliens boost wages and employment for Native Born U.S. workers? Time will tell if the Trump administration’s policies can continue to grow the domestic economy and job prospects for those “legally” working in the U.S.
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