US Unemployment LOWEST IN 10 yes 10 YEARS!
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BECAUSE TRUMP!!!!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/u-s-unemployment-rate-drops-low...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a ten-year low of 4.4% in April, according to just-released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the economy added 211,000 jobs.
The data mark the continuation of a steadily growing economy and could calm concerns about an economic slowdown after a weak March that added just 79,000 jobs, according to revised figures (previous estimates had the economy adding 98,000 jobs) and a report that U.S. gross domestic product grew at its slowest rate in three years in the first quarter that economists dismissed as being plagued by measurement issues.
The new figures represent a continuing trend of steady economic growth stretching back to early in President Obama's term, though wage growth continues to lag behind. Average hourly earnings for all private non-farm employees rose by just 7 cents to $26.19 last month, and average hourly earnings have risen by 65 cents, or 2.5%, in the past year.
Payroll company ADP released a Wednesday survey that found showed the private sector adding 177,000 jobs in April. New BLS figures revised February’s employment figures up from 219,000 to 232,000.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Johnny D
YAY!!!
YAY!!!
Good work on keeping things positive!!!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
The actual number is closer
The actual number is closer to 25% or 30%. Some people say as high as 65%.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
>>>>"The new figures
>>>>"The new figures represent a continuing trend of steady economic growth stretching back to early in President Obama's term,"
Thanks Obama!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Zzzzzz
Go obama!
Go Obama!
We'll check Dumps numbers in four years
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Splintered custie
Jan. 17, 2016 - “Look again,
Jan. 17, 2016 - “Look again, you hear these phony jobs numbers? People that gave up looking for jobs? They are considered employed.”
Feb. 9, 2016 - “Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. As high as 35 — as in fact, I heard recently, 42 percent.”
March 12, 2016 - “The numbers are phony. These are all phony numbers. Numbers given to politicians to look good. These are phony numbers.”
May 24, 2016 - “You hear a 5 percent unemployment rate. It's such a phony number. That number was put in for presidents and for politicians so that they look good to the people.”
July 7, 2016 - “The phony 5 percent numbers that we hear about with the unemployment.”
Aug. 8, 2016 - “The 5 percent figure is one of the biggest hoaxes in modern politics.”
Nov. 4, 2016 - “The terrible jobs report that just came out … you can see phony numbers, 5 percent.”
Dec. 8, 2016 - “The unemployment number, as you know, is totally fiction.”
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Cam
So many people are off the
So many people are off the rolls now, because their benefits have long since been exhausted. Still unemployed, but not counted.
These numbers lost their relevance even before the Obama administration started taking credit.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
seadog = pz biggest shit head
seadog = pz biggest shit head.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Chuck511
SEADOGGIE FOR PRESIDENT 2020!
SEADOGGIE FOR PRESIDENT 2020!
"Cause hey, how much worse can it get?"
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: BBGD4fun
You think these numbers are
You think these numbers are real and mean anything? I don't.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water
The stock market and real
The stock market and real estate prices are at or near all-time highs, but you think employment sucks?
People are sure spending like they are employed, as spending is up 30% since the Bush-era high point of August 2008:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCE
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly
The US economy has added jobs
The US economy has added jobs every month for the past 80 months.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: CT
Because OBAMA actually.
Because OBAMA actually.
thanks Obama! Scared for trump to destroy all the gains though, as his dumb
ass inevitably will.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Cam
Wait, did my comments above
Wait, did my comments above get edited??
Seriously, did someone take away some of what I typed, and leave some??
Because i know I edited in another thought, and saw it posted, and now it's gone.
I just need to know if that was an admin thing, or technical.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skyjunk
Fake News
Fake News
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bobby M
I'm unemployed. I don't want
I'm unemployed. I don't want to take a $12.00 an hour job either.
There's not a lot of good paying jobs out there. If you don't want $12-15 an hour there are plenty of people who will work for that.
And a lot of older folks took early retirement rather than work for peanuts.
The economy is still effed up for sure.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water
In case anyone cares, here is
In case anyone cares, here is inflation adjusted: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEC96
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skyjunk
My fathers geration only the
My father's generation only the husband had to work to make ends meet
My generation both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet
More than likely my kids will have to have their children working to make ends meet
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Waiting for throm to confirm
Waiting for thom to confirm
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
you should hold your breath..
you should hold your breath....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ausonius
Really, Seadoggie, have some
Really, Seadoggie, have some pride. The unemployment rate hasn't been a good indicator of economic activity for years and it's really bad form to decide otherwise now that someone you like is in the White House.
A little intellectual consistency goes a long way.
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Cool.
Cool.
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