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Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
40. BLS is lap dog for Don da Con
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:00 PM
Aug 2019

they will make stats read any way he wants them to read....job security i guess!

Wow, that's some revision! nt Mike 03 Aug 2019 #1
Whats a half a million jobs? TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #6
BLS is lap dog for Don da Con Cryptoad Aug 2019 #40
Until a few weeks ago the Secretary of Labor FakeNoose Aug 2019 #46
I knew the lying, cheating bastards were rigging the employment numbers. democratisphere Aug 2019 #2
+1 sandensea Aug 2019 #31
Me, too. I don't believe anything that comes out of this government. Period! n/t Peregrine Took Aug 2019 #36
US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #38
working url for time ... CloudWatcher Aug 2019 #41
Browser issue? mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #42
DNS issue CloudWatcher Aug 2019 #49
If they were rigging them why would they correct them? onenote Aug 2019 #52
That is HUGE! Wonder if Trump will brag about that??? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #3
Sure he will durablend Aug 2019 #13
His followers would believe he had created that many jobs DBoon Aug 2019 #45
"The current revision is one of the largest ever." Hugin Aug 2019 #4
Trumpy's minions have been cookin' the books for some time now. machoneman Aug 2019 #5
I joined a large corporation in January. lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #7
So at this point they are just straight up lying. That is more than a revision it is a SweetieD Aug 2019 #8
I don't trust any Numbers the Trump administration puts out. They will do anything to paint a rosie Meadowoak Aug 2019 #9
we've tipped off the edge and are gaining momentum as we slid toward the bottom... Javaman Aug 2019 #10
Gigantic number to make up for past lies and make room for new ones until Nov 2020 bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #11
This would explain business closings across some flyover states ffr Aug 2019 #12
Truly hope someone missed a decimal point in the revision and it is 50,000 jobs Freethinker65 Aug 2019 #14
The whole article makes no sense ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #51
This article is talking about a 12-month period, not one month NickB79 Aug 2019 #53
That's not what post #25 seems to suggest ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #55
Is anyone really surprised that the Trump administration is caught lying yet again? cstanleytech Aug 2019 #15
I never trusted their numbers either Clarity2 Aug 2019 #16
I Can't Wait To Hear Trump's Explanation For This...... global1 Aug 2019 #17
Great catch. Thank you, UpInArms. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2019 #18
This thread is embarrassing DrToast Aug 2019 #19
What's more, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces both the monthly jobs reports progree Aug 2019 #20
Exactly! DrToast Aug 2019 #23
Yeah pretty much qazplm135 Aug 2019 #34
Did they include all of those $1.50/hr app jobs? wolfie001 Aug 2019 #21
I'm looking for exactly what months were revised .... but in the meantime I ran across this progree Aug 2019 #22
Big thank you for your post. Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #24
Found this from BLS.gov itself progree Aug 2019 #25
That's around 42k less jobs per month than originally thought. herding cats Aug 2019 #37
I'm working on updating this: progree Aug 2019 #48
So basically this isn't a 'jobs created' number, it's a 'total employed' number mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #54
I don't know if it's correct, but that's how I see it too ... progree Aug 2019 #56
Cookin' the books & pulling the wool over deplorable eyes. LIES, all lies. n/t slumcamper Aug 2019 #26
Sounds like the rats are abondoning the ship. Scruffy1 Aug 2019 #27
Hiring freeze at my company exboyfil Aug 2019 #28
Socialist sounding Bureau of Labor Statistics and their "seasonally adjusted" socialism IronLionZion Aug 2019 #29
Announcement 2019 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #30
Here's the job series they are talking about (the famed and storied non-farm payroll job numbers progree Aug 2019 #33
There is little left uncouched by this corrupt administration. MarkmBha1 Aug 2019 #32
How to find archived benchmark articles going back to March 2002 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #35
Anyone trying to get a job area51 Aug 2019 #39
So if 10,000 BabyBoomers are hitting 65 every day and a bunch of them work and a bunch of them NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #43
You know we're in a trump recession duforsure Aug 2019 #44
Trump lying, throwing tantrums. Market up. (??!) nt wiggs Aug 2019 #47
I've said--and been shot down this is ALL SMOKE and MIRRORS BS........... Bengus81 Aug 2019 #50
Retail, restaurants and hotels....all segments that rely heavily on disposable income...that alone.. AKing Aug 2019 #57
"Fake News!" Nitram Aug 2019 #58
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