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[–] prole@hexbear.net 53 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

The unemployment rate from the gov is imaginary anyway. They don't even count people who aren't actively looking for work, which is ridiculous because there are so many people who have given up. People doing part time aren't counted for unemployment at all, even just 1 hour of work means you're employed.

The number is bullshit and it's probably over 20% or more, but always. Not just now under Trump. This number has been useless for decades.

[–] mayakovsky@hexbear.net 30 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

The myth of the “free market”

Workers in need of jobs and work to do: “I consent”

Consumers seeing prices skyrocket because things are in short supply despite record high demand: “I consent”

capitalist-laugh: “I don’t!”

Isn’t there somebody you forgot to ask?

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 23 points 4 weeks ago

It's entirely made up. They drop so much information from being counted that it's just a joke number that means nothing.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

Jobs report not unemployment rate but that's equally useless

[–] Biddles@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

U-6 includes marginally attached workers

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago

Bureau of Lying Socialists trump-anguish

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

trump-drenched sad, I only like BLS commissioners who give strong jobs reports

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

How to announce you are cooking the books without saying you are cooking the books..

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

He can't get rid of Powell, which is very interesting