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BumRushDaShow

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25. "jobs numbers are calculated by BLS employees located in DC "

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #23)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:34 PM

Apr 4

Didn't I just write that or are you confusing me with the newbie who replied to me? You are misinterpreting what I am saying.

And this -

BLS is compiling nothing.

versus

The surveys are national surveys and the labor force and jobs numbers are calculated by BLS employees located in DC

shows that in your fury, you don't seem to get that "compiling" and "calculating" are synonymous.

Tables are generated.

There has been unfortunately a CT that goes around on DU that the civil servants are fudging the numbers and having been a fucking civil servant for over 30 years myself, I know they become political footballs depending who is President. I linked to what mahatmakanejeeves usually posts in these threads monthly.

So time for you to take a damn breather. It's Friday.

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U.S. payrolls rise by 228,000 in March, but unemployment rate increases to 4.2% [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 4 OP

An independent group gab13by13 Apr 4 #1

yep. nt ImNotGod Apr 4 #4

That other group mainly polls their own subscribers BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #7

The ADP numbers are "actuals" for about 20% of the private workforce. How they estimate the other 80% progree Apr 4 #10

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And both surveys were taken in the week containing March 12, if the usual practice was followed progree Apr 4 #8

And there have been a billion court rulings over that time BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #9

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Most data is by "survey" BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #16

Wrong. Wiz Imp Apr 4 #18

BLS does their various "surveys" BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #20

No. You are completely 100% wrong Wiz Imp Apr 4 #23

"jobs numbers are calculated by BLS employees located in DC " BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #25

I don't know why you refuse to accept it, but you still have several facts wrong. Wiz Imp Apr 4 #28

"The national job numbers are calculated by plugging the survey responses into a mathematical formula. " BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #29

OK. One last response and I'm done. Wiz Imp Apr 4 #30

"How is that ignoring it?" BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #31

I'm delurking long enough to note that this week's report on unemployment claims numbers is here too. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 #27

Are the drumpf administration numbers reliable? biophile Apr 4 #3

to answer, no, there is no way he will allow any negative reports. nt ImNotGod Apr 4 #5

At this point, I'm inclined to say they are still honest Wiz Imp Apr 4 #19

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The "health" cuts just started up towards the end of last month and into this month BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #12

From the source, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 #14

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I just saw in the linked article from CNBC Wiz Imp Apr 4 #21

But how many have been reinstated by the courts? BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #22

The best I can tell about 25,000 have been reinstated by the courts. Wiz Imp Apr 4 #24

I found the NYT is doing a running tally and apparently the "275,000" is just an "announced" number BumRushDaShow Apr 4 #26