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In reply to the discussion: Payroll employment increases by 164,000 in April; unemployment rate edges down to 3.9% [View all]
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10142050430
And you see it mirrored in today's UE. I.e., the above link includes the chart that mahatmakanejeeves posted earlier this week -

The expectation was for 192K (and WSJ had expectation at 195K) -
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BREAKING: US created 164K jobs in April vs. 192K expected; unemployment rate at 3.9% vs. 4.0% expected.http://cnbc.com/id/105184814
And as I expect you recall, when you had numbers like this under Obama, coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the GOP and its wholly-RW controlled media called it "anemic".
And you see it mirrored in today's UE. I.e., the above link includes the chart that mahatmakanejeeves posted earlier this week -

The expectation was for 192K (and WSJ had expectation at 195K) -
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BREAKING: US created 164K jobs in April vs. 192K expected; unemployment rate at 3.9% vs. 4.0% expected.http://cnbc.com/id/105184814
And as I expect you recall, when you had numbers like this under Obama, coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the GOP and its wholly-RW controlled media called it "anemic".
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Payroll employment increases by 164,000 in April; unemployment rate edges down to 3.9% [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2018
OP
Tourism down 4-7%, Chinese stopped buying $13,000,000,000 of soybeans (13 billion $). . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#15
Good morning. Yeah, I got up early this morning. For some reason, I can't stop doing these.
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2018
#3
Under 4%, lowest level for 18 years - Trump will repeat this a thousand times and go to 45% in polls
Doodley
May 2018
#4
The last time unemployment was this low, Fall of 2000, we lost the White House.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#19
In our world, this report will most likely cause a market drop as pressures to increase pay
beachbum bob
May 2018
#5
I have alternate view: the market is fearful & ready to drop. This may make a small bump up but wont
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#14
So if Obama would have left it at 9% on the way out the door like Bush.IDIOT did.........
Bengus81
May 2018
#10
Okay, but where are the wages? That's what the Dems should be asking. Where are the wages?
Yavin4
May 2018
#11
Wage growth is anemic. The Labor Force Participation Rate hasn't budged.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#17
The mind-numbing rant, based on a version posted on the first Friday in September 2016:
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2018
#20
"businesses are finding they have to hire 2-3 people to make up for one veteran employee"
BumRushDaShow
May 2018
#31