From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow-F.

This is the Daily.

A new poll shows more Americans than ever disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy.

This week, all eyes have been on the economy.

Me and my husband just left the grocery store.

Everything has just went up double.

This is getting crazy.

We can't even afford groceries anymore.

To put 20% down our house, that's a lot of money.

Even I can't do it, work and double shifts.

I'm 70 years old.

I cannot afford to retire. With anxieties over

affordability building, President Trump made a push to reassure Americans. The U.S. labor market is

showing further signs of cooling as the latest jobs report shows unemployment rising to 4.6%.

Just as the government released long-awaited data that raise new questions about the economic health of the nation.

Today, my colleagues, Tony Rahm, on how Trump is trying to take control of the issue that's become his biggest political vulnerability.

And Ben Castleman, on what the latest numbers tell us

about why people are still so frustrated.

It's Friday, December 19.

Welcome back to the show, Tony. It's great to have you.

Hey, thanks for having me.

There's been a lot of focus on the economy recently, especially since the November election, when voters made it very clear that affordability was a major concern for them, that they

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