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GusFring

(756 posts) Sun May 27, 2018, 02:56 PM May 2018

Does anyone notice how you don't hear anything about Real Unemployment and fake numbers now?

This is what pisses me off. Obama was literally handed a pile of shit when he came onto office. It's like there's zero mention of the economy Obama handed Trump.

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Does anyone notice how you don't hear anything about Real Unemployment and fake numbers now? (Original Post) GusFring May 2018 OP

You made me look... U6: 4139 May 2018 #1

Was thinking that just the other day. shanny May 2018 #2

4139

(2,008 posts)

1. You made me look... U6:

Reply to GusFring (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 03:13 PM

May 2018

“The so-called U6 rate includes people who can only find part-time work and those who’ve gotten so discouraged they recently stopped looking. It fell to 7.8.% in April to drop below 8% for the first time since 2006. Now it’s almost back to normal.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unemployment-rate-falls-to-39-as-us-adds-164000-new-jobs-2018-05-04

shanny

(6,709 posts)

2. Was thinking that just the other day.

Reply to GusFring (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 03:30 PM

May 2018

Apparently tRump waved his little wand on inauguration day and now the figures are accurate. It's magic!

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