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Johnny2X2X

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30. I'm old enough to remember

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:21 PM

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Well, we're all old enough to remember, because it was just a couple years ago.

But the jobs report was about to come out and economists were expecting over 300,000 new jobs, the report disappointed and the economy only produced like 188,000 jobs that month. It was in the headlines for weeks, "Biggest miss in history", "The jobs market implodes!" It even made local news casts as some disaster. "Oh no, only 188,000 jobs added, time to panic!!!"

And now, Trump added 181,000 jobs in the entire year last year. It was a complete implosion of the jobs market. The media should be flaying him, this is big news. Trump absolutely devastated the jobs market, and here we are, the media pretending 130,000 is great and totally ignoring that in 2025 we basically added no jobs for the year.

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BLS jobs report revises 2025 down to +181,000 total jobs added for the year [View all] Johnny2X2X Wednesday OP

Yet the billionaires Trump sycophants keep artificially inflating the Stock Market. Chasstev365 Wednesday #1

What you're seeing is a total divorce for working people and economic indicators Johnny2X2X Wednesday #3

It's not billionaires doing that, it is us WSHazel Wednesday #4

If you believe this report, UpInArms Wednesday #2

Does this count all the jobs lost? nt leftyladyfrommo Wednesday #5

We need to add 140,000 jobs per month to keep up with population growth Johnny2X2X Wednesday #6

There is no statistical justification for pulling 800,000 jobs out of 2024 WSHazel Wednesday #7

You have no clue what you're talking about Wiz Imp Wednesday #12

Slow your roll WSHazel Wednesday #15

There was a change in how small businesses are calculated EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #16

I get that for the most part WSHazel Wednesday #18

Last time I respond to you but to repeat, you have no clue how the Benchmark revision process works. Wiz Imp Wednesday #21

I understand what the words say WSHazel Wednesday #23

Extremely weak & misleading explanation. Wiz Imp Wednesday #19

Not necessarily. EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #28

Wow! Dunning Kruger in action! Wiz Imp Wednesday #17

Are you being deliberately obtuse? WSHazel Wednesday #20

Right here: Wiz Imp Wednesday #22

Just so we are aware of your position WSHazel Wednesday #25

🙄 Wiz Imp Wednesday #26

One final thing. Wiz Imp Wednesday #27

Not a hard concept WSHazel Wednesday #31

I do not believe we added 130,000 jobs in January 2026 OrlandoDem2 Wednesday #8

That's not a good number Johnny2X2X Wednesday #9

How has unemployment not gone higher? Johonny Wednesday #10

It's risen some, like a half point Johnny2X2X Wednesday #11

Media making it sound like these job numbers Johonny Wednesday #13

These numbers are a total disaster Johnny2X2X Wednesday #14

Because many people, myself included, just stop looking TexasBushwhacker Wednesday #24

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #29

I'm old enough to remember Johnny2X2X Wednesday #30