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38. Oh my goddess, it drives me completely up the wall. This is a gem of information.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 06:44 PM
Feb 2020

Thank you so very much!!

So Donny Deutsch on MSNBC wanting to hear himself talk: madaboutharry Feb 2020 #1
We are not buying it . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #2
Why would they get a rude awakening? bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 #3
My opinion . .. Iliyah Feb 2020 #27
Yep.... The plant I worked at is closing, sending jobs to Mexico groundloop Feb 2020 #17
Great post. hamsterjill Feb 2020 #23
+1 ck4829 Feb 2020 #42
Weak sauce bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #4
That "multiple jobs" stuff isn't going to help us. Rate now -- 5.1% -- is lower than in the 1990s. Hoyt Feb 2020 #5
Does anyone find it somewhat strange.... SergeStorms Feb 2020 #6
Yeah, and don't forget record budget deficits. groundloop Feb 2020 #19
Yup, and after Obama did so much to bring it down from G.W. Bushian levels (reminder: progree Feb 2020 #21
Important reminder from Catherine Rampell - Trump still underperforms Obama's numbers Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #7
6.3% of the US work force is not working. SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #8
"workers who apply for unemployment benefits or who come off those benefits." progree Feb 2020 #10
I couldn't find 6.3% or any such backing for "Of all the workers in America, 6.3% are not working." progree Feb 2020 #12
It's the definition of the eligible workforce. SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #40
Trump threatened NOAA to lie. Nothing that comes out of this Administration can be trusted. Flaleftist Feb 2020 #9
Links to earlier reports: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #11
Jobs were added but the unemployment rate went up ScratchCat Feb 2020 #13
Two different surveys. The unemployment rate comes from the Household Survey progree Feb 2020 #18
From the source: Payroll employment rises by 225,000 in January; unemployment rate little changed mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #14
BLS Commissioner's statement mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #15
Links to charts and graphs from the BLS Twitter account. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #16
Didn't someone on DU, Corgigal Feb 2020 #20
I don't know where to find Census employment specifically, but federal workers increased by 12,000 progree Feb 2020 #22
Were you thinking of the ADP Employment report? It is released on the Wednesday before mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #25
Ahem. We don't talk about the ADP report when it's higher than the BLS report progree Feb 2020 #26
Manufacturing down...AGAIN. maddogesq Feb 2020 #24
Funny you mention that... Jedi Guy Feb 2020 #33
Sure....and Ford had a horrible 4th Q wiping out profit for the year Bengus81 Feb 2020 #28
Tax cuts didn't produce the jobs that were promised. maddogesq Feb 2020 #29
The major factor was that they botched the launch of the new Explorer MichMan Feb 2020 #41
Democrats' argument: The deficit is the largest in the history of this great republic. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #30
Not quite, it was higher in FY 2009 through FY 2012 both in dollar terms and as percent of GDP progree Feb 2020 #32
I though Obama cut the deficit by over half. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #34
Yes he did. progree Feb 2020 #35
This is incredibly helpful. I will use this explanation next time I am forced to confront a She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #36
Thanks! I just updated most of my "EF-5. National Debt, Deficits and Surpluses" "page" progree Feb 2020 #37
Oh my goddess, it drives me completely up the wall. This is a gem of information. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #38
😂😂😂 Thanks, it was put together and updated over many years. progree Feb 2020 #39
Listen to this video with Roland Martin and Tom Steyer... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #31
The mind-numbing rant, based on a version posted on the first Friday in September 2016: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #43
They've all been updated. Thanks much for the mention 😊😊😊 progree Feb 2020 #46
We should ask the reporting of this information Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2020 #44
Oh, there's usually a blurb like this every time in the BLS's summary: progree Feb 2020 #45
Thanks, Obama! True Blue Drew Feb 2020 #47
Real weekly earnings: Obama last 3y: +4.50%, Trump's 3y: +3.18%, Last 12 mo: +0.15% progree Feb 2020 #48
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'Depths of despair' drive third consecutive drop in U.S. life expectancy (drugs, alcohol, suicide) progree Feb 2020 #50
Why would ANYONE trust ANY of the numbers for ANYTHING democratisphere Feb 2020 #51
Ditto . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #52
What numbers don't add up? progree Feb 2020 #53
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