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U.S. job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools

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By Beiyi SEOW

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The economists got it wrong.

Recently, despite seeing a huge million plus rise in the population, unemployment is up?!?

> But although the unemployment rate has been a point of concern, she flagged that "it has not been accompanied by a sharp rise in workers who have permanently lost their jobs."

With the ability to opine in fine doublespeak such as the above , it’s not surprising.

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"With inflation back down close to normal levels, it is important to focus on sustaining the historic gains we have made for American workers," President Joe Biden said in a statement.

That statement is incredibly misleading.

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At this point in time, it is past time for the Fed to reduce interest rates.

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It isn't going the wrong direction, but these "analysts" are presenting as bad news. This manipulating the data for purposes not state, but easily guessed with an election only weeks away.

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Good news for the Harris campaign.

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Good news for the Harris campaign.

Good news???

Aug jobs report shows more pain for native-born Americans, who've lost more than 1.3 million jobs over the last year, while foreign-born workers have gained over 1.2 million jobs - the American worker has been left behind in this "recovery"...

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140,000 new jobs.

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140,000 new jobs.

https://x.com/tvnewsnow/status/1832035479027347715?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

Yeah, couldn’t come at a worst time for Harris

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"U.S. job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools."

The job numbers con-game, I wonder how long its going to take before they revise these numbers.

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Yeah, couldn’t come at a worst time for Harris

140000 mew jobs itsnt a worst time LOL

wait for the Fed rate cut end of Sepetmeber.

MAGA are praying for anything at this time LOL

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Yeah, couldn’t come at a worst time for Harris

quoting links from that far right ceespool that is now X

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