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Johnny2X2X

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2. We'll know when they start faking the numbers

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 20, 2025, 08:40 AM

Nov 20

There are career and dedicated civil servants producing this data, when it gets corrupted, they will make some noise and resign en masse. Of course, the media will cover it for a few weeks, but then soon after that they'll just report the fake numbers as if nothing happened. Eventually the BLS will be reporting outrageous and obviously made up numbers like 0.2% unemployment and a bigly 1 Million jobs created per month.

Of note, wage growth was a paltry 0.2% for the month, for the first time in years, wage growth is less than inflation.

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BLS Jobs report finally released for September, UE rises to 4.4%, 119,000 jobs created [View all] Johnny2X2X Nov 20 OP

It has that BLS lack-of-style style, so the usual gang must have put this together. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 #1

We'll know when they start faking the numbers Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #2

surprised poozwah Nov 20 #3

Yahoo Finance: "Jobs report blows past hiring estimates" Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #4

That's from ABC, the fake news network. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 #9

US labor market gained 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment edged up slightly mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 #5

They will only be able to fake it for so long newdeal2 Nov 20 #6

They're delaying the November data Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #7

SPEAKING of the Dow.... democratsruletheday Nov 20 #10

Report will have revised numbers like it always does as more people still reporting. So not really final. RoeVWade Nov 20 #8

Wall Street liked the number Johonny Nov 20 #11

Wall Street liked the Nvidia earnings report Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #12

That number is a total fabrication. Trump just made it up Takket Nov 20 #13

I needed to get my car serviced JI7 Nov 20 #14

As of Noon....now the Dow is down 75 pts and falling democratsruletheday Nov 20 #15

Rate cuts Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #16

Down 300+ now Johnny2X2X Nov 20 #17

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