Posted on 10/08/2016 4:19:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The job market held steady in September, which probably means that voters will head to the polls next month amid an economy that is in solid but not spectacular shape.
U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. That’s a touch weaker than in August, when they added 167,000 jobs, and a bit below economists’ expectations. But such month-to-month fluctuations mean little (and in any case are likely to change in future revisions). The big picture looks pretty much the same as it has for the past year: Job growth has slowed a bit from its breakneck 2014 pace, but remains solid. The U.S. has added jobs for a record 72 straight months, and has gained more than 14 million jobs over that span....
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More spin
Doing whatever they can to prop up the globablysts
That’s a crapola nob market
“Future revisions,” if they follow the pattern, will be down.
Gobbles Big Lie machine — with a hundred million adult Americans jobless - and many more with only limited or part time work — this report is a strong contender for the gobbles prize of the year.
I’d like to see pictures of those long lines of people applying for minimum wage jobs on election day.
$70/bbl of oil?
That’ll make thousands of unemployed engineers very happy in Houston, Texas.
$70/bbl of oil?
That’ll make thousands of unemployed engineers very happy in Houston, Texas.
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