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Garbage numbers... droidamus2 Jun 2020 #1
it was noted this morning NewJeffCT Jun 2020 #2
Of course he did. He always accused Obama of cooking books randr Jun 2020 #3
And we know how he always projects. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #35
It's total bullshit ploppy Jun 2020 #4
Yup. Check this out. KPN Jun 2020 #8
Thanks for the link! ploppy Jun 2020 #22
40 into 130 is what now? gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #5
Affirmative...in March... asiliveandbreathe Jun 2020 #6
Can't justify snowybirdie Jun 2020 #7
Right. The difference between unemployment estimates as of yesterday and today's KPN Jun 2020 #9
I dunno, Disaffected Jun 2020 #10
Bullshit on stilts!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2020 #11
The filings reported are, I believe, always the first time filings. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #12
Canada added 290,000 jobs in May. Economy is restarting. Cicada Jun 2020 #13
+1, the Obama econ adivsor said there would a spike from - 50 to - 25 ... but thats not thing uponit7771 Jun 2020 #16
Down 50% then up 25% from that 50% nets to down 37.5% from beginning Cicada Jun 2020 #46
👍 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #47
The BLS is staffed by career professionals. Enough with this nonsense. tritsofme Jun 2020 #14
BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! The BLS admits to cooking the books on page 6 of their report and posting uponit7771 Jun 2020 #15
This is not evidence of the BLS manipulating data in Trump's favor. tritsofme Jun 2020 #23
Yes it is they didn't report the actual they reported the adjusted number uponit7771 Jun 2020 #24
You are just making crass assumptions. The people best positioned to know if something is amiss tritsofme Jun 2020 #26
It's a fact they reported the adjusted number, that's not an assumption uponit7771 Jun 2020 #27
I never disputed they reported an adjusted number? tritsofme Jun 2020 #29
Putting those corrections in footnotes like that is not being upfront or transparent ... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #30
If Biden were president today, the BLS would report the exact same way. tritsofme Jun 2020 #31
False equivalency noted, Biden hasn't pressured departments to change information uponit7771 Jun 2020 #32
They are following standard practice, and being consistent. tritsofme Jun 2020 #33
There is no standard practice of allowing the same mistake for 3 months in a row uponit7771 Jun 2020 #34
Experts disagree. tritsofme Jun 2020 #36
Pettifog at best, nothing about the same mistake made for 3 months in a row the fact that it was ... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #38
These are unprecedented times and there are huge challenges conducting these surveys. tritsofme Jun 2020 #41
"I don't know why they haven't been able to correct it yet" REALLY ?! You think it takes 3 months .. uponit7771 Jun 2020 #42
I get it, you're bound and determined to see a conspiracy theory. Have a nice evening. tritsofme Jun 2020 #43
Only if you're bound to think it takes the BLS 3 months to correct a survey error uponit7771 Jun 2020 #44
If Biden was President, we wouldn't have the problem we have today. rockfordfile Jun 2020 #39
Thanks for your posting this. grantcart Jun 2020 #48
So are Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security... lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #18
+1, right !!! uponit7771 Jun 2020 #19
Obama's BLS Commissioner disagrees. tritsofme Jun 2020 #28
Of course he did!! Since when would Turd magically start telling the truth? lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #17
+1, last night it came out that continuing claims increased by 500k but somehow the UE rate falls !? uponit7771 Jun 2020 #20
It's great that unemployment went down Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #21
The BLS is bullshiting the UE rate can't go down in the continuing unemployment claims go up uponit7771 Jun 2020 #25
Trump lies and his people lie: we know that. Unemployment is at Depression Era levels... Hekate Jun 2020 #37
It's possible. rockfordfile Jun 2020 #40
Oh look little Donny is lying again Blue Owl Jun 2020 #45
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