How American workers are doing in the second Trump administration

By Andrea Hsu,

Steve Inskeep

Published September 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM EDT

President Trump campaigned on a promise to give American workers a renaissance. On this Labor Day, NPR checks in on how that promise is going.

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Andrea Hsu

Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.