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27. It's a fact they reported the adjusted number, that's not an assumption

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 03:57 PM

Jun 2020

It's hard to discuss things if facts don't matter.

The BLS is allowing the same mistake to happen three months in a row is not transparent

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Lower unemployment MY ASS you know HE COOKED THE BOOKS [View all] demtenjeep Jun 2020 OP

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