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4. Sundials might count only the sunny hours, but not the BLS.

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Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:42 AM

Apr 2020

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Good morning. Yeah, I was up early this morning. Now that I'm working from home, that's a thing.

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Nonfarm payroll employment falls by 701,000 in March; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 OP

Good morning and TGIF BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #1

Sundials might count only the sunny hours, but not the BLS. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #4

Seeing the post up before I got it ready had me doing this BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #6

Check the timestamp: 8:30 AM. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #8

I know. BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #9

The ink was still wet. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #10

... BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #15

"I alone can fix it." bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #2

BLS Information: April 3 Posting of Employment Situation for March 2020 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #3

Why would businesses borrow to pay employees when they can lay them off? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #5

Different programs, I think. Igel Apr 2020 #25

Links to charts and graphs from the BLS Twitter account: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #7

BuiL Shit numbers. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #11

+1 sandensea Apr 2020 #13

The actual employment picture is always worse than the official numbers. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #22

And yet, civilian EMployment shows a fall of nearly 3,000,000. sandensea Apr 2020 #12

It's the Establishment Survey that produces the headline -701,000 non-farm payroll jobs number progree Apr 2020 #17

There were news reports the past couple days that noted that the surveys were halted BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #18

Why do you use the word "halted"? Makes it sound like something other than their usual procedure to progree Apr 2020 #19

That was the word the news media has been using BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #24

Thank you for the heads up! sandensea Apr 2020 #34

Well - since this report usually appears the first Friday of the month (in general) BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #35

Thanks again. sandensea Apr 2020 #36

Here in PA, the state is going to stop paychecks for 9,000 state employees (annoucned today) BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #37

This might be what you are remembering progree Apr 2020 #38

Thank you, Progree. I'm surprised he didn't intervene to stop today's jobs data, frankly. sandensea Apr 2020 #39

Today's jobs report, in restrospect will be seen as the "good ol' days" compared to what's coming in progree Apr 2020 #40

Sad but true - and that's where Cheeto will feel the greatest temptation to impound those numbers sandensea Apr 2020 #41

From what I understand.... moose65 Apr 2020 #20

"The April numbers will be frightening." Yes, you are right ... progree Apr 2020 #23

Wow, that's unbelievable moose65 Apr 2020 #27

April will be in the millions IronLionZion Apr 2020 #14

Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #16

BLS News Release: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2020 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #21

Krugman snpsmom Apr 2020 #26

Imagine the poor workers who had to produce these reports. Igel Apr 2020 #28

They have jobs, with terrific health insurance and a great 401(k). mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #29

Links to earlier reports: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #30

Additional links: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #31

2 + 2 equals 1236! Cryptoad Apr 2020 #32

The survey week for the BLS reports we're reading about today ended March 14 progree Apr 2020 #33

The mind-numbing rant, based on a version posted on the first Friday in September 2016: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #42