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17. When

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 10:09 AM

21 hrs ago

President Biden and Obama were in office, anything under 200,000 was considered bad news for job numbers .

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US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

I'm sure in a couple months, this jobs report will be revised to be significantly lower. bearsfootball516 22 hrs ago #1

All I hear about is all the layoffs. Honestly, these numbers are NOT good news. Ferrets are Cool 22 hrs ago #2

115,000 is a bad report Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #3

Exactly Farmer-Rick 21 hrs ago #12

I remember when the bar was 150,000 Skittles 14 hrs ago #29

It's not really terrible, more like mediocre. For Trump though it is one of his best months. Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #32

Well Medicaid is set to be destroyed after the midterms, so healthcare facilities travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #19

Do we know if these are honest numbers or more lies? Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #4

Are their lips moving RoseTrellis 22 hrs ago #5

This is my assuming on anything coming from the US govt now. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #10

LNB numbers bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #6

We know how honest and competent they are. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #11

That'll be adjusted down by 200K in four months. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #7

Those are not good numbers.............. Lovie777 22 hrs ago #8

I do not trust a damn thing coming from this administration. CousinIT 22 hrs ago #9

If Biden had those numbers the media would be doc03 21 hrs ago #13

LOL. Strong? PSPS 21 hrs ago #14

No, No, No, No. You do not need 150k jobs to keep up with the pop. That rule of thumb is wrong. mathematic 20 hrs ago #18

Are you also saying it was true for Democrats but not Trump? displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #20

Literally have no idea why you would think I said that. mathematic 20 hrs ago #21

Ok displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #22

Not being the statistician as you I quickly looked up what the Fed said displacedvermoter 19 hrs ago #23

Contrary to the opinion of others, you're not really wrong. Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #31

The more disturbiing trend... OhioBack2Blue 21 hrs ago #15

"Profits are growing without people." LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #26

Do the jobs numbers include H1Bs? jmbar2 21 hrs ago #16

Yes Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #30

When Rebl2 21 hrs ago #17

This is why the media is not trusted. SamuelAdams 18 hrs ago #24

_ LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #25

We are most likely in a recession Bluestocking 14 hrs ago #27

With all the layoffs that we do hearr about, we are expected to believe niyad 14 hrs ago #28