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mahatmakanejeeves

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8. Links to charts and graphs from the BLS Twitter account:

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Fri Oct 2, 2020, 09:47 AM

Oct 2020

See our interactive graphics on today’s #JobsReport http://go.usa.gov/cn5B4 #BLSdata #DataViz

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Understanding BLS Unemployment Statistics
#JobsReport #BLSdata

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September jobs report: US economy gains 661,000 payrolls, unemployment rate ticks down to 7.9% [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 OP

From the source, the BLS report: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #1

Good morning and TGIF on FULL MOON FRIDAY BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #4

Trump is sacrficing human life to advance the economy. machI Oct 2020 #2

Remember during the later Obama years... moose65 Oct 2020 #3

An interesting graph of LFPR -- it fell during the Bush II years too progree Oct 2020 #9

The details matter. Igel Oct 2020 #19

Links to earlier reports: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #5

LINKS TO SOME BLS DATA SERIES NUMBERS AND GRAPHS progree Oct 2020 #6

Good morning and thank you! BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #7

Hi BRDS, thanks for the thread. It keeps me busy, a way to help me manage my sorrow progree Oct 2020 #11

I hear ya. BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #12

Links to charts and graphs from the BLS Twitter account: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #8

Additional links: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #10

This is the last jobs report before the election. The next jobs report is Nov 6, 3 days progree Oct 2020 #13

This month's cherrypicked data from the Council of Economic Advisers: mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #14

The unemployment rate drop is slowing down, only down 0.5 percentage points from August progree Oct 2020 #15

Number of permanent job losers jumped by 345,000 to 3.8 M which is up 2.5 M since Feb progree Oct 2020 #16

job market looks increasingly bleak ... progree Oct 2020 #17

Job Creation of record of post-WWII Presidents, Average Annual % Increase progree Oct 2020 #18

In September, 4 times as many women over 20 dropped out of the labor force as did men progree Oct 2020 #20

I read a similar article a few days ago republished in the Philly Inquirer (from Bloomberg) BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #21

Yup, all in contrast to the Great Recession, which was dubbed the "Mancession". BTW I updated #20 progree Oct 2020 #22

I call bullshit. we are losing between 3000 and 4000 jobs per month and I can tell you Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #23

Remember that this report would also be missing all the layoffs that are happening now BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #24

And the survey week for these reports was the week that included the 12th, for the progree Oct 2020 #25

Well one one big case BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #26

They Need To Adjust Reporting Approach ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #27

Interestingly, the BLS summary spoon feeds that info, comparing most major stats to February progree Oct 2020 #28

Then Media Reports Should Be More Inclusive ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #29

Yes, I agree. Some media reports are calling it a slowdown in job gains (judging from a couple progree Oct 2020 #30

The numbers are what they are DrToast Oct 2020 #31

Editorialize? ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #32