BLS: Job Growth Performed Better Than First Reports; Political Damage Already Done - Rachel Maddow

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the Washington Post about the Bureau of Labor Statistics revising past job growth numbers and finding significantly better job growth than initial reports that prompted headlines about lackluster growth that it turns out were false. Aired on 11/16/2021.

[Phoenix61]

1. Hmmm... time to dig in and find out who was

responsible for that. Anyone else think it’s a Trumpster? The corrected data explains how demand for goods has increased so much.

[Walleye]

2. When the reports were disappointing it made big headlines. See if we can find this in the paper

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Closer to the 2022 elections, conditions will seem better than people expected

So reduced joy now may help with a bigger rebound in perceptions when it counts later.