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30. Fork in the Road, Part 2

Fri May 2, 2025, 04:31 PM

May 2

The point of getting rid of these people is to save money so why would they continue paying them to do nothing?

Efficiency!

Federal Workers Get Second ‘Fork in the Road’ Buyout Offer (2)

For Fork in the Road, Part 2, the offers were not coming from OPM:

This time the offers are being made agency-by-agency as part of each department’s mandate to reduce the size of its workforce. Deadlines and rules for eligibility differ by department.

Being at a phone and not on a real computer, I haven’t been through the entire text of the report. A glance at parts shows the usual dry BLS boilerplate. This is a good thing. It suggests that the staff at BLS has not been hijacked, and that they are the same people who have been doing this all along.

The channel 4 weatherman says that rain is really coming down at Montgomery Mall.

And good afternoon.

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U.S. payroll growth totals 177,000 in April, topping expectations [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2 OP

Will this make it less likely the Fed lowers interest? OrlandoDem2 May 2 #1

We won't really see that much of an effect economically BumRushDaShow May 2 #4

Yes, the expected # of rate cuts this year has declined mathematic May 2 #20

Anyone but me question the validity of any numbers coming out of the ShitStains administration? NoMoreRepugs May 2 #2

I was going to ask the same question gab13by13 May 2 #3

I posted this in another thread but it's relevant here too. yardwork May 2 #6

I'd say they are real,temps warming up seasonal hiring is going again. Bengus81 May 2 #18

The reported numbers (177,000 payroll jobs, 4.2% unemployment rate) are seasonally adjusted progree May 2 #21

That was my immediate thought. yardwork May 2 #5

Why not? Republicans always said Biden manipulated the data. Self Esteem May 2 #7

Yes there is dirtrust in govt. accounting now more than ever which is part of the repuke plan BUT Cheezoholic May 2 #12

Distrust in this government is warranted and necessary. gab13by13 May 2 #16

I think that's what I said, giving reasons why. Sorry if i wasn't clear ;) n/t Cheezoholic May 2 #17

BLS is still independent Johnny2X2X May 2 #11

Correct. Having worked on the Current Employment Statistics program for close to 35 years, Wiz Imp May 2 #14

Trump willblame them on Biden when they turn bad Johnny2X2X May 2 #15

Many federal workers no longer reporting to work are on mahatmakanejeeves May 2 #25

There are several problems with that. First, staff on admin leave still get paid so they haven't actually been fired. Wiz Imp May 2 #29

Fork in the Road, Part 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2 #30

In my Rebl2 May 2 #19

first thing that popped into my head rurallib May 2 #28

i dont trust any data coming from this admin Fullduplexxx May 2 #31

Sincerely angrychair May 2 #8

See post #7 MichMan May 2 #9

LINKS to some BLS Data Series Numbers and Graphs. Also, downward revisions of prior 2 months make it a gain of 119k progree May 2 #10

Those are good numbers considering FredGarvin May 2 #13

The Headline Number Is Better Than Expected, However DallasNE May 2 #22

Thanks. I'll have to add that to the calendar. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2 #26

Wouldn't that be the BIDEN payroll growth? Grins May 2 #23

Enjoy it while you can. louis-t May 2 #24

Long-term unemployed 27 weeks or longer as a percent of total unemployed progree May 2 #27

'The Golden Age is here': US Labor Secy. reacts to April jobs data, 5/2/25 progree May 3 #32

That would have been a "disastrous" number during the Biden administration Orrex May 3 #33