Posted on 09/04/2020 2:47:44 PM PDT by JV3MRC
The ABC, CBS, and NBC morning news shows didnt give any coverage to the unemployment rate dropping well below expectations into the single digits during their Friday edition programming.
A new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released at 8:30 AM, revealed stunningly positive news on the state of the jobs market: the economy added 1.4 million jobs in August. But theres bigger news: the unemployment rate dropped nearly 2 percentage points from 10.2 percent in June to an astonishing 8.4 percent. Thats massively better than economists surveyed by Refinitiv, who were expecting a drop to 9.8 percent.
The result was a blowout of expectations. Fox Business reported that It marks the first time since March that unemployment has been below 10%. Guess what: ABCs Good Morning America (GMA), CBS This Morning and NBCs Today gave the news zero coverage.
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I think thats better than Obama ever had...
Most of the new jobs were new low level government positions not private sector...
Plus a lot od people gave up looking so they werent counted...
hello... context. what was the expectation? how many states are still locked down (CA? NY? NC? ...)
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