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58. So this is what Donny Dotard is crowing about?

Reply to Suburban Warrior (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 09:55 PM

Jun 2020

Lowered expectations I guess.

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A 'misclassification error' made the May unemployment rate look better than it is. [View all] Suburban Warrior Jun 2020 OP

Wat dis?? An..."error", you say? Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #1

Kick and recommend for visibility bronxiteforever Jun 2020 #2

So all those sweaty liars in the garden today pretty much look like idiots now, right Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #3

No, because the narrative has been set... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #55

it's the Mueller report redux. Yavin4 Jun 2020 #57

Was this intentional to make the numbers look better thn they were? jayddrew Jun 2020 #4

Yes, remember during Obama's entire term, Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #10

An Order Had To Go Out DallasNE Jun 2020 #28

Bingo... IthinkThereforeIAM Jun 2020 #39

Huh? The 2.5 M reported gain in jobs came from the Establishment Survey, not the Household Survey. progree Jun 2020 #41

The error is believing anything Trump's Administration says. dem4decades Jun 2020 #5

From day one of this Adminstration, Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #6

Just tonight, Paul Krugman told us he trusts the professionalism of BLS staff. Eugene Jun 2020 #7

They Did Put The Footnote In The Report Saying DallasNE Jun 2020 #29

Didn't Krugman state not fooled Jun 2020 #32

just feeding the trump bullshit machine, that little error.... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #8

FFS? Then why don't they adjust or issue a correction kysrsoze Jun 2020 #9

Because it was in the original report. It wasn't an "error" per se. Igel Jun 2020 #18

Yes, This is How It Is Supposed To Be Done DallasNE Jun 2020 #30

The same kind of thing happened in March and April. progree Jun 2020 #42

That Compounds The Problem DallasNE Jun 2020 #49

They are two completely separate surveys -- the 2.5 million jobs gain comes from the Establishment progree Jun 2020 #50

I Have Been Trying To Call This To Attention All Day DallasNE Jun 2020 #11

Fortunately, even the financial websites have discussed the issue, acknowledging Hoyt Jun 2020 #12

That Trump would completely gloss over this is hardly surprising. John Fante Jun 2020 #13

Horserace DallasNE Jun 2020 #31

trump's a fucking liar gopiscrap Jun 2020 #14

An error? Botany Jun 2020 #15

George Floyd will be unhappy about this looking down from above. Lucky Luciano Jun 2020 #16

WWGFD! Brainfodder Jun 2020 #19

Perfect! Nevilledog Jun 2020 #37

Thought of this too D_Master81 Jun 2020 #26

Anybody know where this footnote appears? Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #17

The text of the BLS report is here: mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #51

The error seems legit, but the spin on it is pure GOP propaganda IronLionZion Jun 2020 #20

I call humongous BS paleotn Jun 2020 #21

Here is another link angrychair Jun 2020 #22

Has little Donny been playing with his Sharpie again? Blue Owl Jun 2020 #23

cooking them books Cryptoad Jun 2020 #24

Joe can't get rid of the whole crew, as they are by and large civil servants, which mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #52

Wall Street. not_the_one Jun 2020 #25

And Wall Street went nuts over the news today... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #27

Powell and the Fed..... Wuddles440 Jun 2020 #53

Sooner or later... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #56

Bartcop's Law: When someone makes an "error" that profits them, expect to see that same error again Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #33

I understand what a "classification error" would be, but soldierant Jun 2020 #34

Yes and the error was found just in time for the Friday night news dump. Jim__ Jun 2020 #35

And 2 + 2 5. Beartracks Jun 2020 #36

Error my ass!!! More like Trump and his people trying to cook the books is my bet. cstanleytech Jun 2020 #38

March and April also had the same problem. March was "almost 1 percentage point", progree Jun 2020 #40

No need to hunt around for non-paywalled articles. It's right in the BLS report summary progree Jun 2020 #43

Hate to keep harping on this... maddogesq Jun 2020 #44

And its also low by about 3 percentage points, since the U3 unemployed is a subset of U6's unemployd progree Jun 2020 #45

I personally know two people who lost their jobs in the period. Hugin Jun 2020 #46

I suspected that all along. Karma13612 Jun 2020 #47

13.3 isn't anything to celebrate JI7 Jun 2020 #48

"Misclassification Error"...? Sounds like the political "Wardrobe Malfunction"... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #54

So this is what Donny Dotard is crowing about? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #58

That liddle "misclassification" caused the Unemployment Rate to jump 24.8% BadGimp Jun 2020 #59

Kick ck4829 Jun 2020 #60

Kick ck4829 Jul 2020 #61

"... this misclassification error continues to occur...." area51 Jul 2020 #62