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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Friday, February 07, 2025

The first jobs report since President Donald Trump's inauguration came out Friday morning, falling short of headline expectations in the weakest start to a year for overall job growth since before the COVID-19 pandemic, though other data points revealed a resilient labor market.

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January's employment update at 8:30 a.m. EST revealed the U.S. economy added 143,000 non-farm payrolls from December to January, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Economists expected 170,000 new jobs, according to consensus economist forecasts compiled by FactSet.

But the unemployment rate was 4% last month, beating estimates of 4.1%, where it stood in December.

The government also reported 100,000 additional jobs added in November and December than previously shared.

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Only took 10 days. Chaos is not a good business climate.

Congrats.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-07 09:04 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Fat Donnie Hoover strikes again.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-07 09:08 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Fat Donnie Hoover strikes again.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

He really has the touch, doesn't he?

Cutting edge of the recession.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-07 09:52 AM | Reply

Everything he touches dies.

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2025-02-07 11:10 AM | Reply

The------------- has his sights set on causing a depression.

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-07 11:39 AM | Reply

SPIT TAKE !!
I can't believe I just read that altough it's really not a surprise.

2 weeks and leftists prix fighting him all the way.....but it's his faut..

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"you people" are so stupid.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-02-07 05:33 PM | Reply

as i have heard on more than one of the shows blogs etc I listen to....you prix really

are wandering in the desert...

and we're laughing our arse off at your ineptitude and ignorance that you are now out of the mainstream

EVERY WHERE.....but here.

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-02-07 05:36 PM | Reply

---- off idiot.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-08 08:27 PM | Reply

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