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Wonderful news! Kilgore Dec 2017 #1
That is correct, regardless of administration. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #2
Yes, thanks Obama! Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #13
Repugs will take credit highmindedhavi Dec 2017 #19
As always thanks for the monthly posting! BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #3
Thanks for the thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #15
Ha! BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #16
It was on the TV news, too. It looked pretty impressive for San Antonio. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #17
But! But! The Labor participation rate... Norbert Dec 2017 #4
Trump always said to ADD 6% to those unemployment numbers--when OBAMA was Pres. Bengus81 Dec 2017 #5
Yes, Obama halved the unemployment rate so Shitler lied. Now he is OK with the number. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #12
trump will make sure to reverse those numbers Marthe48 Dec 2017 #6
How can we know that these numbers are legit? Glimmer of Hope Dec 2017 #7
If you feel the Bureau of Labor Statistics is handing out bunk, start here: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #11
Links to earlier reports mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #8
Huh? ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #9
Different surveys progree Dec 2017 #20
Those Are All Statistically Significant ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #21
90% chance that the unemployment change is within +/- 300,000 of the stated value progree Dec 2017 #22
As One With An MS... ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #23
The mind-numbing rant, based on a version posted on the first Friday in September 2016: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #10
I believe the numbers Steerpike Dec 2017 #14
word. i think a lot of people are in denial about the true state of our economy. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #34
From the socialist sounding Bureau of Labor Statistics IronLionZion Dec 2017 #18
Honestly BFD,it was what 4.6--4.7 nearly a YEAR ago when Obama left office?? Bengus81 Dec 2017 #24
Trump sometimes talked about 94 million jobless Americans progree Dec 2017 #25
Problem is ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #26
Inflation adjusted weekly earnings has been increasing since 1993, but still well below 1970's level progree Dec 2017 #27
"average" wages don't tell you a lot. a few good jobs and a lot of crappy ones average out to TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #33
Its the average for production and non-supervisory workers, which is why I use it progree Dec 2017 #35
The numbers, from the report: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #30
Other useful links: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #28
Additional tweets, articles, and comments mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #29
I would like to give thanks mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #31
great; too bad most of them don't pay a living wage. the "average" wage doesn't tell anything. TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #32
When has there ever been? progree Dec 2017 #36
Thanks Obama treestar Dec 2017 #37
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