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2. Muzz-lyme, socialist, Kenyan, anti American, and what about BENGAHZI?

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 10:09 AM

Mar 2015

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U.S. Economy Adds 295,000 jobs, Unemployment falls to 5.5 % [View all] Stuart G Mar 2015 OP

Whoa! Ace Rothstein Mar 2015 #1

"There are lies, damned lies, and statistics."-- Benjamin Disraeli candelista Mar 2015 #16

True progree Mar 2015 #18

The jobs numbers during the Clinton and Bush years were both skewed by bogus bubbles. DCBob Mar 2015 #19

Yup. They sure were. Certainly makes comparisons difficult. progree Mar 2015 #20

Exaclty. DCBob Mar 2015 #21

U-6 dropped from 11.3% to 11.0%. backscatter712 Mar 2015 #30

Please explain. Ace Rothstein Mar 2015 #25

The same methods are being used now as have always been used. Darb Mar 2015 #37

If you want an answer, spare the insults. candelista Mar 2015 #38

Muzz-lyme, socialist, Kenyan, anti American, and what about BENGAHZI? Botany Mar 2015 #2

That fellow at the podium..has done NOTHING TO HELP WITH JOBS... Stuart G Mar 2015 #4

Yes but they will claim this news is merely from their presence as a majority underpants Mar 2015 #5

You forgot Benghazi. Ace Rothstein Mar 2015 #6

I fixed it .... thank you Botany Mar 2015 #11

I see you added Benghazi in caps. Ace Rothstein Mar 2015 #14

K&R mcar Mar 2015 #3

The "RepubliCONS" ProudProg2u Mar 2015 #7

Probable GOP response Dopers_Greed Mar 2015 #8

Someone will be along shortly to tell us how horrible this is alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #9

Lol. vdogg Mar 2015 #13

They trot out the same arguments over and over again taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #23

where are the headlines? procon Mar 2015 #10

85% of which are low-paid service sector crap jobs brentspeak Mar 2015 #12

So... you will need to recalculate all the past historical numbers to have any fair comparison. DCBob Mar 2015 #22

is there a link for the 85 percent figure? onenote Mar 2015 #24

There is for 58%... jtuck004 Mar 2015 #28

From ADP's latest job report: brentspeak Mar 2015 #31

The ADP's service-providing sector is not just hamburger flippers. progree Mar 2015 #32

Ewwuuu - I set that graph all the way back to where its data begins -- 1964 progree Mar 2015 #33

NYT: As U.S. Adds Jobs, Paychecks Barely Budge brentspeak Mar 2015 #34

"Yes, most of the service sector jobs added were actually McJobs. " No, they were not progree Mar 2015 #35

I heard it was like 200% of them were crap jobs. Maybe more. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #39

And the market is in a free fall question everything Mar 2015 #15

I don't think you know what "free fall" means. onenote Mar 2015 #36

Is it in the opposite of a free fall today? onenote Mar 2015 #40

And wages, even after adjusting for inflation, are higher than under Bush and Clinton progree Mar 2015 #17

Good news! Scurrilous Mar 2015 #26

It's good news - Bwahaha - jtuck004 Mar 2015 #27

The website of my local paper Jimbo S Mar 2015 #29