DIThe Distraction Index

#employment

12 events across 11 weeks

0Damage
8Hype
4Noise
7.2Avg Dmg
30.4Avg Hype
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
HYPE2026-07-30
White House Initiative to Replace Immigrant Truckers with Veterans
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
7.9
Hype
44.3
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Blocks Immigrant Truckers, Proposes Veterans Replacement
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
15.4
Hype
45.2
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
HYPE2026-06-13
Laverne Cox Reports Financial Losses from Trump DEI Elimination
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
42.5
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-05
Trump Administration Proposes Rule Limiting Immigrants' Legal Work Ability
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
22.7
Hype
25.3
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-22
Federal Workers Displaced by DOGE Cuts Still Struggling
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
45.8
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-13
Trump Hotel Union Claims Administration Actions Costing Jobs
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.1
Hype
19.8
WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-05
Nike Faces Federal Probe for DEI-Related Discrimination
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
10.7
Hype
25.4
WEEK 51Dec 14 – 20
HYPE2025-12-19
EEOC Head Urges White Men to Report Discrimination
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · broad
Damage
0.2
Hype
43.7
WEEK 36Aug 31 – Sep 6
HYPE2025-09-06
Massive DHS Raid at Georgia Hyundai Factory
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
17.5
Hype
33.8
NOISE2025-09-06
Job Growth Slows 75% From Previous Year
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.6
WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19
NOISE2025-04-19
Lawsuit Filed Against LSC and Governor Walz by Dismissed Professor
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
3.4
Hype
13.5
WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8
NOISE2025-03-07
February Jobs Report Shows Beginning of Federal Worker Terminations
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
8.4
Hype
15.6