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Another terrible jobs number

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by bigtexxx, Sep 7, 2012.

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  1. DonnyMost

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    This looks like it could be an actual quote from a Republican candidate.
     
  2. B-Bob

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    Can I still run?
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To keep up with population growth, we still need 2.6 million more jobs. <a href="http://t.co/U1QVT0PF0o">http://t.co/U1QVT0PF0o</a> <a href="http://t.co/fIpMog0jxB">pic.twitter.com/fIpMog0jxB</a></p>&mdash; Economic Policy Inst (@EconomicPolicy) <a href="https://twitter.com/EconomicPolicy/status/649941656725164033">October 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  5. SamFisher

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    Wrong.


    To keep up with population growth, you need an estimated 120k jobs per month.


    This month was 277k, that is well above that, as has been every month this year, save I think one which was...119.


    Thanks for posting a graphic of job loss in 2007 though. Highly relevant! :)
     
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    You look like the that type to complain about "White Genocide" but advocate the genocide of "non-whites". You consider yourself a good person?
     
  7. Liberon

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    Are you on this list sir?

    http://pastebin.com/wbvP95wg
     
  8. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    This graph contradicts your prior statement about jobs not growing fast enough to keep pace. Job growth is outpacing labor growth remarkably according to that graph...you actually just proved Fischer right.
     
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    My post was sarcastic, as I think 99% of the board recognized. Sheesh.
     
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    What's it like to have never taken a breath through your nose?
     
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    I don't know what you look like (B-Bob, I suspect, looks like a tall Yoda with fur, which is what attracts KC, much to the Cheetah's consternation), but I suspect that "intelligent" wouldn't be one of the adjectives, with all due respect.
     
  12. peleincubus

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    does no one care about this anymore? it's just a given that jobs keep getting added i guess.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/unemployment-rates-fall-thirds-us-states-35324305

    Unemployment rates fell in 32 U.S. states last month as employers nationwide added the most jobs of any month this year.

    Jobless rates rose in just three states in October and were unchanged in 15.

    The unemployment rate has tumbled below 4.5 percent in 21 states, including Texas, Colorado, and Virginia. That's a historically low level that may help push up pay in the coming months.

    A hiring rebound in October added 271,000 jobs, the most this year. The national unemployment rate fell to 5 percent from 5.1 percent. Steady spending by consumers has offset slower growth overseas and encouraged businesses to add more workers.

    Employers stepped up hiring in 40 states last month, the most since April. The biggest job gains occurred in California, which added 41,200, followed by Florida, with 35,200.

    North Dakota's unemployment rate of 2.8 percent was the lowest in the nation, followed by Nebraska's 2.9 percent.

    Very low jobless rates are becoming more common: The unemployment rate is 4.4 percent in Ohio, down from 5.2 percent a year ago; 4.4 percent in Indiana, down from 5.8 percent 12 months earlier; and 3.8 percent in Colorado, down from 4.4 percent a year ago.

    When unemployment falls to such low levels, companies are typically forced to compete among a dwindling supply of those without jobs in order to hire. Or they have to make better offers to those who already have jobs to entice them to switch. In either case, average wage levels would rise.

    The Federal Reserve cited many such examples of wage pressures across the country last month, according to its "Beige Book" report. The Beige Book consists of anecdotal reports of business conditions in the Fed's 12 districts.

    Overall, average hourly pay increased 2.5 percent in October from a year earlier, the biggest annual gain since 2009. Still, that is below the roughly 3.5 percent that is typical of a healthy economy.

    Unemployment rates typically fall because of those out of work find jobs. But they can also drop if some unemployed become discouraged and stop looking for work, or because they go back to school to learn new skills.

    Yet many of the states with low rates have seen solid job gains. Ohio added 30,800 jobs last month, the third largest increase in October.

    And in the past 12 months, Utah and Idaho have reported the largest percentage increase in jobs nationwide. Utah's unemployment rate is 3.6 percent, and Idaho's is 4 percent.

    Some states are still struggling: West Virginia's unemployment rate has jumped to 6.9 percent, the highest in the nation, from 6.1 percent 12 months ago. Its coal industry has been hit hard by competition from cheaper natural gas. New Mexico's jobless rate is 6.8 percent, up from 6.2 percent.
     
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    ISIS using Syrian refugees as a Trojan horse is clearly a bigger issue, try to keep up.
     
  14. peleincubus

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    oh i didnt know : /



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    Rest assured that liltexx will go apoplectic at the first decline and come squawking.
     
  16. Eric Riley

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    A good jobs report? Psh. Obama didn't do that. He's too busy playing golf.

    Terrorists strike in another country? Damn that Obama! That incompetent coward of a leader!
     
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    So true. If you want to look at cowards, look to bigtexxx, who only bumps this thread when a bad jobs report is released.
     
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    Terrorist strike another country and it's Obama's fault are you foreal where the accountability of the UN that is one of there rolls. America shouldn't have to police the world.
     
  19. Nolen

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    Check your sarcasm meter.
     
  20. peleincubus

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    sarcasm homie
     

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