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25. Oracle fired 30K by email a couple days ago -

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:57 AM

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Meta has been terminating large amounts also. It is bad. They are using AI as a cover, but I think it's mostly because the economy is so terrible.

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U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3% [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

The revisions coming for this number will hopefully reflect some sort of reality. NoMoreRepugs 22 hrs ago #1

I'm not hoping for bad jobs reports. Johnny2X2X 18 hrs ago #44

The entire 2025 year had 180k+- I find this number to be ludicrous. NoMoreRepugs 14 hrs ago #50

Actually, 116k total in 2025 (9.7k/mo average), thanks to downward revisions progree 12 hrs ago #56

That was revised down. Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #57

(revised title) It was revised down, yes, but to 116k - which is their very latest progree 11 hrs ago #60

116, 125, 180k - ANEMIC numbers that kept getting revised down. NoMoreRepugs 11 hrs ago #61

Yes, they are all catastrophically horrible numbers, being that they are totals for AN ENTIRE YEAR. /nt progree 11 hrs ago #62

do not trust anything from the BLS lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #2

100% false. BLS is comprised of career civil servants. Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #10

I don't believe these "statistics" at all. tRUMP has polluted their data wolfie001 20 hrs ago #32

And you would be wrong. See post 12 Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #40

You read what the former head of the BLS said? She didn't seem to be so gung-ho wolfie001 12 hrs ago #53

I don't believe these numbers at all. OrlandoDem2 21 hrs ago #3

Lies! For fools to believe. sunflowerseed 21 hrs ago #4

Yeah f'ing right newdeal2 21 hrs ago #5

Rebound from cold February 50% of the country freezeout bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #6

I wonder how these numbers jibe with independent assessments johnnyplankton 21 hrs ago #7

Most any day in the "news" they report lay-offs in the tens-of-thousands. Hmmm. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #8

Would you care to share those reports of layoffs in the tens of thousands? Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #13

Perhaps I exagerated. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #14

Unfortunately, there's a paywall on that article. Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #20

Business Insider. No paywall for me. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #24

I get this message: This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #26

I can bypass many. My son added something to my computer. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #30

Here's the msn no-paywall republication of it (at least part of it, omitting the actual breakdown of companies) - BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #36

Thanks. As expected, these layoff announcements are not inconsistent with the BLS data. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #41

Let's add Oracle... ultralite001 16 hrs ago #49

Oracle just did a massive one globally newdeal2 21 hrs ago #15

Keep in mind that Oracle's layoffs occurred after the reference period in March Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #19

You asked to name some and I did newdeal2 20 hrs ago #27

And I explained how the jobs data just released are not inconsistent with those layoff announcements. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #28

Congrats on 10k posts. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #16

Thank you! Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #17

UPS, Amazon are 10,000+ ForgoTheConsequence 21 hrs ago #18

UPS announced layoffs planned for the entire year. I could not find any numbers Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #23

Oracle- 30,000. Henry203 20 hrs ago #39

Almost no one is hiring. AllyCat 21 hrs ago #9

I call bullshit choie 21 hrs ago #11

For those who are so sure these numbers are fake, then why would the administration Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #12

Most seem to forget that with warmer temps lawn care, landscaping companies Bengus81 21 hrs ago #22

The numbers are seasonally adjusted, so they account and adjust for normal seasonal fluctuations progree 18 hrs ago #43

"a drop of 133,000 jobs in February? And February's number was even revised downward significantly." BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #29

From BLS news release Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #34

I had never noticed the mislabeling of the CNBC graphs before, OMG! Here's both sets of numbers, and ADP progree 17 hrs ago #47

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Oracle fired 30K by email a couple days ago - TBF 20 hrs ago #25

Keep in mind, that most of these layoff announcements are global numbers. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #31

Good point, ty. nt TBF 20 hrs ago #38

How are we supposed to believe any numbers coming out of this administration, give wrong numbers and you get fired. Walleye 20 hrs ago #33

Total BS. The career statisticians who produce the numbers at BLS have not been fired. Not a single one of them. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #35

I still don't believe anything they say in this administration Walleye 20 hrs ago #37

🙄🤯 Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #42

Let me guess... the heavy lifter here is "healthcare", hmm? Nursing homes and the like, right? Scott Alan Swaggerty 17 hrs ago #45

There are government jobs available. You must be willing to work nights and week-ends and twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #46

Labor Force dropped 396,000 in March, and 1,408,000 in the last 3 months. progree 16 hrs ago #48

Will be Rebl2 13 hrs ago #51

Every month they revise the previous 2 months progree 11 hrs ago #58

MS NOW-The April jobs report looks good -- but there's rot underneath LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #52

Quite a few mistakes in this media opinion piece as often happens, though one key number was a LOT worse than it said: progree 12 hrs ago #55

that's true with any "good news" coming from Trump.2 Skittles 11 hrs ago #59