• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Non-Farm Payrolls 20,000. Exp 180,000. UE-3: 3.8%; Exp 3.9%; Average Hourly Earnings: 3.4; 3.4%.

Hedgology

Hedgology

Banned
Joined
May 31, 2018
Messages
2,602
Reaction score
438
Location
New York City
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Liberal
So now they include the effects of the shutdown.

Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in February (+20,000), and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in professional and business services, health care, and wholesale trade continued to trend up, while construction employment decreased.

Household Survey Data

The unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 3.8 percent in February, and the number of unemployed persons decreased by 300,000 to 6.2 million. Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (including people on temporary layoff) declined by 225,000. This decline reflects, in part, the return of federal workers who were furloughed in January due to the partial government shutdown. (See tables A-1 and A-11.)
Click to expand...

Market estimates were 180,000 jobs, with the high being 250,000 and the low being 85,000. No one is in the ballpark this month.

Capture-2.png


On the flip side, Average Hourly Earnings Grew to 3.4%.

2019-03-08 (1) (1).jpg
 

Attachments

  • Capture.jpg
    Capture.jpg
    20.3 KB · Views: 63
Only 20,000? That is not a good number. People had better hope this is just a blip.
 
Look at the bright side, we're back to earning what we were earning in 2009. I can't stand all this winning.
 
bongsaway said:
Look at the bright side, we're back to earning what we were earning in 2009. I can't stand all this winning.
Click to expand...

Snark duly noted.
Who ever gave you the idea that you were guaranteed anything, let alone a continuous rising standard of living?
And who sold you on the idea that the economic success of America is somehow guaranteed like death and taxes?

Trump is the first one to try. Everyone since Bill Clinton's trade deal with China has ignored the plunder of the middle class so CEO's could make their bonuses. Clinton, Bush, Obama - they all blew sunshine up your ass to get your vote and promptly ignored you. We can be much worse off than we are now.
 
bongsaway said:
Look at the bright side, we're back to earning what we were earning in 2009. I can't stand all this winning.
Click to expand...

I don't know what you're talking about. We are earning way more than what we were earning in 2009.

AHE TOTL Index (US Average Hourl 2019-03-08 10-41-30.jpg
 
chuckiechan said:
Snark duly noted.
Who ever gave you the idea that you were guaranteed anything, let alone a continuous rising standard of living?
And who sold you on the idea that the economic success of America is somehow guaranteed like death and taxes?

Trump is the first one to try. Everyone since Bill Clinton's trade deal with China has ignored the plunder of the middle class so CEO's could make their bonuses. Clinton, Bush, Obama - they all blew sunshine up your ass to get your vote and promptly ignored you. We can be much worse off than we are now.
Click to expand...
:lamo

Someone please remind me of those horrible, horrible Clinton and Obama economies? :lol:
 
Also, forgot to mention the following:

January Revised Upward:

From 304,000 to 311,000

December Revised Upward:

From 222,000 to 227,000
 
Phys251 said:
:lamo

Someone please remind me of those horrible, horrible Clinton and Obama economies? :lol:
Click to expand...

As expected, another headline reader that ignores context. That booming Obama economy created 6 million jobs in 8 years whereas Trump has created 5 million in two. Context matters, 4.3 million part time for economic reasons is a win for the workers unlike the 8 million for Obama or the 5.7 million he left Trump with.

Keep promoting misery and putting negative spin on actually good news
 
Conservative said:
As expected, another headline reader that ignores context. That booming Obama economy created 6 million jobs in 8 years whereas Trump has created 5 million in two. Context matters, 4.3 million part time for economic reasons is a win for the workers unlike the 8 million for Obama or the 5.7 million he left Trump with.
Click to expand...

We know, we know, Obama's successes must be taken "in context" but tRump's inherited "successes" can be taken as-is.

Keep promoting misery and putting negative spin on actually good news
Click to expand...

And the reverse is true for tRump's setbacks and Obama's setbacks.
 
Phys251 said:
We know, we know, Obama's successes must be taken "in context" but tRump's inherited "successes" can be taken as-is.



And the reverse is true for tRump's setbacks and Obama's setbacks.
Click to expand...

yes and I continue to notice how you and other Obama apologists never post data to support your claims. That booming 1.8% GDP growth Trump inherited, 152 million jobs created, 18.9 trillion GDP growth, and economic malaise is an example of what you believe is a booming economy

Trump 2.9% GDP growth, 157 million jobs, 20.9 trillion GDP. Get someone to help you with the math
 
chuckiechan said:
Whoever gave you the idea that you were guaranteed anything, let alone a continually rising standard of living?
And who sold you on the idea that the economic success of America is somehow guaranteed
Click to expand...

Guaranteed? Well, actually I think that is something that presidents, particularly Trump promise quite frequently. Certainly, if our current leadership is struggling to create those opportunities then we need new leadership.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom