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2. do not trust anything from the BLS

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:47 AM

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Trump has replaced people there with his toadies.

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U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3% [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

The revisions coming for this number will hopefully reflect some sort of reality. NoMoreRepugs Friday #1

I'm not hoping for bad jobs reports. Johnny2X2X Friday #44

The entire 2025 year had 180k+- I find this number to be ludicrous. NoMoreRepugs Friday #50

Actually, 116k total in 2025 (9.7k/mo average), thanks to downward revisions progree Friday #56

That was revised down. Johnny2X2X Friday #57

(revised title) It was revised down, yes, but to 116k - which is their very latest progree Friday #60

116, 125, 180k - ANEMIC numbers that kept getting revised down. NoMoreRepugs Friday #61

Yes, they are all catastrophically horrible numbers, being that they are totals for AN ENTIRE YEAR. /nt progree Friday #62

do not trust anything from the BLS lapfog_1 Friday #2

100% false. BLS is comprised of career civil servants. Wiz Imp Friday #10

I don't believe these "statistics" at all. tRUMP has polluted their data wolfie001 Friday #32

And you would be wrong. See post 12 Wiz Imp Friday #40

You read what the former head of the BLS said? She didn't seem to be so gung-ho wolfie001 Friday #53

I don't believe these numbers at all. OrlandoDem2 Friday #3

Lies! For fools to believe. sunflowerseed Friday #4

Yeah f'ing right newdeal2 Friday #5

Rebound from cold February 50% of the country freezeout bucolic_frolic Friday #6

I wonder how these numbers jibe with independent assessments johnnyplankton Friday #7

Most any day in the "news" they report lay-offs in the tens-of-thousands. Hmmm. twodogsbarking Friday #8

Would you care to share those reports of layoffs in the tens of thousands? Wiz Imp Friday #13

Perhaps I exagerated. twodogsbarking Friday #14

Unfortunately, there's a paywall on that article. Wiz Imp Friday #20

Business Insider. No paywall for me. twodogsbarking Friday #24

I get this message: This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Wiz Imp Friday #26

I can bypass many. My son added something to my computer. twodogsbarking Friday #30

Here's the msn no-paywall republication of it (at least part of it, omitting the actual breakdown of companies) - BumRushDaShow Friday #36

Thanks. As expected, these layoff announcements are not inconsistent with the BLS data. Wiz Imp Friday #41

Let's add Oracle... ultralite001 Friday #49

Oracle just did a massive one globally newdeal2 Friday #15

Keep in mind that Oracle's layoffs occurred after the reference period in March Wiz Imp Friday #19

You asked to name some and I did newdeal2 Friday #27

And I explained how the jobs data just released are not inconsistent with those layoff announcements. Wiz Imp Friday #28

Congrats on 10k posts. twodogsbarking Friday #16

Thank you! Wiz Imp Friday #17

UPS, Amazon are 10,000+ ForgoTheConsequence Friday #18

UPS announced layoffs planned for the entire year. I could not find any numbers Wiz Imp Friday #23

Oracle- 30,000. Henry203 Friday #39

Almost no one is hiring. AllyCat Friday #9

I call bullshit choie Friday #11

For those who are so sure these numbers are fake, then why would the administration Wiz Imp Friday #12

Most seem to forget that with warmer temps lawn care, landscaping companies Bengus81 Friday #22

The numbers are seasonally adjusted, so they account and adjust for normal seasonal fluctuations progree Friday #43

"a drop of 133,000 jobs in February? And February's number was even revised downward significantly." BumRushDaShow Friday #29

From BLS news release Wiz Imp Friday #34

I had never noticed the mislabeling of the CNBC graphs before, OMG! Here's both sets of numbers, and ADP progree Friday #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Friday #54

... ruet Friday #21

Oracle fired 30K by email a couple days ago - TBF Friday #25

Keep in mind, that most of these layoff announcements are global numbers. Wiz Imp Friday #31

Good point, ty. nt TBF Friday #38

How are we supposed to believe any numbers coming out of this administration, give wrong numbers and you get fired. Walleye Friday #33

Total BS. The career statisticians who produce the numbers at BLS have not been fired. Not a single one of them. Wiz Imp Friday #35

I still don't believe anything they say in this administration Walleye Friday #37

🙄🤯 Wiz Imp Friday #42

Let me guess... the heavy lifter here is "healthcare", hmm? Nursing homes and the like, right? Scott Alan Swaggerty Friday #45

There are government jobs available. You must be willing to work nights and week-ends and twodogsbarking Friday #46

Labor Force dropped 396,000 in March, and 1,408,000 in the last 3 months. progree Friday #48

Will be Rebl2 Friday #51

Every month they revise the previous 2 months progree Friday #58

MS NOW-The April jobs report looks good -- but there's rot underneath LetMyPeopleVote Friday #52

Quite a few mistakes in this media opinion piece as often happens, though one key number was a LOT worse than it said: progree Friday #55

that's true with any "good news" coming from Trump.2 Skittles Friday #59

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell today: "There is effectively zero net job creation in the private sector." LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #63

Private sector job creation was 52,500 jobs/month over last 6 months. Powell said in the clip that after adjusting progree 4 hrs ago #64