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politicaljunkie41910

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41. This is the only administration I believe this about. Having a career in Accounting and Finance,
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 01:15 AM
Feb 2019

and working for DoD and the Federal Govt, I never believed it when people would question the jobs number each month. But I wouldn't put anything past the current administration. Trump used to claim that Obama was fixing the jobs numbers and unemployment rates each month, and I knew that wasn't true because 1) Obama wasn't responsible for providing that info, and 2) President Obama had too much integrity to be accused of fixing the number. Now Trump is a whole different story. I wouldn't trust anything he says, if his tongue came notarized. He lies about everything and neither he nor his cabinet members have any integrity IMO, outside the Intelligence Community because I worked with that community. He can make his cabinet members say anything as when they hold their "praise" meetings and heap praise on Trump, OR they're just willing to say anything to please him.

Now that doesn't include the Intelligence Community in general, though I don't personally trust Pompeo after his meeting with the Saudi's after they murdered Kashogee (pardon my spelling) in the Turkish Embassy. When Pompeo first went to meet with the Saudi's after his murder, Pompeo was smiling too much for me when he met with the Crown Prince who authorized the murder. I thought that there was nothing to smile about with Pompeo there to investigate a murder, but he just kept smiling all the while he was talking with the murderous Crown Prince. At that point, I concluded that he had no credibility to investigate the Royals. I know Pompeo's not a wealthy man and I concluded then that he was probably for sale too, just as the Trumps and Jared Kushner had sold their soul's to the Saudis. This is just my opinion.

I dont believe this INdemo Feb 2019 #1
It will be revised downward next month UpInArms Feb 2019 #2
I don't believe them as well. Iliyah Feb 2019 #4
I believe it. It's not Trump's people. It's the BLS. Yavin4 Feb 2019 #16
Thank you for stocking up for the BLS DrToast Feb 2019 #34
Hmmm...where have I heard that argument before? onenote Feb 2019 #21
Do these statistics itcfish Feb 2019 #30
Some answers progree Feb 2019 #32
This is the only administration I believe this about. Having a career in Accounting and Finance, politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2019 #41
Hopefully BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #3
I just got in five minutes ago. I'll be adding to this thread throughout the day. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #6
TGIF to you too! BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #8
you rock, mahatmakanejeeves UpInArms Feb 2019 #22
Gawrsh mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #23
Labor Department still independent Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #5
"These numbers are valid just as they were valid under Obama." mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #7
BLS data doesn't agree with inflation-adjusted wages falling behind under Trump part, progree Feb 2019 #9
Wages should be exploding right now Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #13
Because the very definition of a "job" has changed. Yavin4 Feb 2019 #17
Inflation-adjusted average WEEKLY earnings are also up (4.0% under Obama, 2.6% under Trump) progree Feb 2019 #18
$315.83 a week is poverty level Yavin4 Feb 2019 #19
315.83 is an index value not a dollar amount n/t mathematic Feb 2019 #24
Those numbers in my #18 are 1982-1984 dollars. progree Feb 2019 #28
Links to earlier reports: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #10
Additional links: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #11
Commissioner's Statement on The Employment Situation; lengthy this month mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #12
Yup, chaos. The number of Employed fell by 251,000 while payroll jobs up 303,000 progree Feb 2019 #14
Thanks. From the report: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #20
I didn't mean to imply they are any more screwed up than any other January numbers progree Feb 2019 #29
Got it. Thanks, as always, for the great explanatory material. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #31
Likewise, and thanks for all your material and hard work each month. NT progree Feb 2019 #33
The real unemployment rate, Januaries u6 number is 8.1%. It rose from 7.6% Mr. Sparkle Feb 2019 #15
The mind-numbing rant, based on a version posted on the first Friday in September 2016: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #25
ADP says 213,000 IronLionZion Feb 2019 #26
ADP attempts to predict the BLS number DrToast Feb 2019 #35
I'm not sure that ADP is attempting to predict the number that the BLS will release mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #36
The BLS payroll jobs number is +/- 120,000 with 90% confidence bounds progree Feb 2019 #37
This report made my jaw hit the floor. How could this possibly be true? Vinca Feb 2019 #27
Presidential Jobs Table. Also my EF Economic Statistics page updated (annual update) progree Feb 2019 #38
Thanks for all the work that went into that. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #39
"I've updated my link" progree Feb 2019 #40
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