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Swede

(40,086 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:31 AM Aug 2025

Katie Phang - The BLS collects statistical information - And on every one of those fronts, Trump is failing.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects statistical data primarily through surveys of businesses and households, supplemented by administrative data like unemployment insurance records. They gather monthly data on employment, hours, and earnings, as well as price indexes, consumer expenditures, and job openings. The BLS uses a combination of methods, including in-person interviews, phone, and online surveys, to collect this data.

The BLS collects statistical information — things like the nation’s inflation rate, the unemployment rate, the number of jobs created, which industries are growing, and which are contracting. And on every one of those fronts, Trump is failing.

Su: The BLS collects statistical information — things like the nation’s inflation rate, the unemployment rate, the number of jobs created, which industries are growing, and which are contracting. And on every one of those fronts, Trump is failing.

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-08-31T03:06:25.823Z


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Katie Phang - The BLS collects statistical information - And on every one of those fronts, Trump is failing. (Original Post) Swede Aug 2025 OP
Can't we just fire him now? LaRaven Aug 2025 #1
Failing on all fronts peggysue2 Aug 2025 #2
Time to dismantle the BLS completely. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2025 #3

peggysue2

(12,597 posts)
2. Failing on all fronts
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 11:42 AM
Aug 2025

A hallmark of Agent Orange's leadership and his Republican toadies. The point is NOT to make the country better. The point is to destroy the country, then recast it into Trump's rotting image.

The Mad King's final wish: take everyone down with him.

3. Time to dismantle the BLS completely.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 12:51 PM
Aug 2025

It's a woke agency whose sole purpose is to publish fake numbers in an effort to discredit His Excellency. Only Dear Leader knows the real numbers, which show a 1100% gain in employment, minus 50% unemployment, and an approval rating of 150%.


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