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2021-05-07 Economy

Shocking Miss: The U.S. Economy Added Just 266,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Ticks Up

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Posted by Cratch Glineper8075 2021-05-07 09:47|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Pee-sucki already eyeing the exit...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-05-07 11:50|| 2021-05-07 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 And 100,000's of thousands of undocumented workers are pouring across the border demanding jobs while the illegitimate president tells the economy he is going to raise taxes after being rocked by a massive pandemic.

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-05-07 12:01|| 2021-05-07 12:01|| Front Page Top

#3 "Unexpected" bad news is making a comeback after four years.

Posted by Tom 2021-05-07 13:26|| 2021-05-07 13:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Also, we have the first President of the US that successfully assumed the Oval Office fraudulently. And the economy is going to adjust WAY down because of such blatant government corruption.

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-05-07 13:27|| 2021-05-07 13:27|| Front Page Top

#5 How many were new government sector hires?

Posted by magpie 2021-05-07 13:33|| 2021-05-07 13:33|| Front Page Top

#6 from a discussion today

some prospective employees can't work many hours in masks before feeling suffocated, particular in warm rooms with oders

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-07 15:30|| 2021-05-07 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 How many were new government sector hires?

42,000

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-05-07 16:02|| 2021-05-07 16:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Steel prices just tripled.

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-05-07 16:23|| 2021-05-07 16:23|| Front Page Top

#9 the increase in govt jobs may be entirely due to schools reopening although every local govt has a different way of doing their metrics; some people probably were made into contractors for several months and then became employees which confuses the record keeping

total govt employment is down considerably since the beginning of the plague and this is mostly an issue of employment in education

the Dept of Labor numbers for employment include employers who have been active for at least a year and also misses many employers who have only one or two employees and also there is a major problem with people who are sole propriators, e.g., contract teachers

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-07 17:17|| 2021-05-07 17:17|| Front Page Top

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