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allgood33

(1,584 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 12:23 PM Jan 2019

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Why were the jos numbers unexpected? We just came off a Christmas holiday?

Don't number go up in the 4th quarter every year? What kind of jobs?

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Why were the jos numbers unexpected? We just came off a Christmas holiday? (Original Post) allgood33 Jan 2019 OP

Job reports are always adjusted for seasonal variations. Nt. drray23 Jan 2019 #1

I have wondered about Trumpco jobs numbers from day 1 rurallib Jan 2019 #2

because employment numbers come from ostensibly professional federal agencies maxsolomon Jan 2019 #3

drray23

(7,616 posts)

1. Job reports are always adjusted for seasonal variations. Nt.

Reply to allgood33 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 12:25 PM

Jan 2019

rurallib

(62,379 posts)

2. I have wondered about Trumpco jobs numbers from day 1

Reply to allgood33 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 02:22 PM

Jan 2019

They lie about everything else, so why would they give real numbers about jobs?

maxsolomon

(33,244 posts)

3. because employment numbers come from ostensibly professional federal agencies

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 02:24 PM

Jan 2019

that Trump has not corrupted.

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