Private Employers Added Just 77,000 Jobs in Feb

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Private sector job creation slowed to a crawl in February, fueling concerns of an economic slowdown, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.

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It's a Golden Age.

Anyone denying it will be arrested and shot.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-05 09:37 AM | Reply

Stinky has plans to obliterate the 15% u/e rate he presided over during his term.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-05 09:51 AM | Reply

77,000 openings for how many looking? S*&^, for how many who are just recently looking because of widespread layoffs? The ratio of layoffs to new jobs is likely highly unfavorable, let alone the ratio of unemployed to new jobs.

Tell me again how the Republicans are supposedly master bidnessmen?

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-05 10:01 AM | Reply

America ...

You're Fired!

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-05 10:18 AM | Reply

Funny how this wasn't mentioned in the, 'I'mma the Best Ever Everything!' speech of lies last night.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-05 11:08 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Layoffs Surged In February To Highest Level Since 2020

www.forbes.com

The bankruptcy-prone orange pedo is ------- up the economy six ways to Sunday.

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-06 12:36 PM | Reply

Our GPD is hovering around -2.5% growth.

Trumpy can't admit and will never admit his ignorant hateful criminally negligent maga policies are literally pushing this economy and America Citizens right off the economic cliff so ... time to change the way we determine our GDP!

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-06 12:48 PM | Reply

"Trumpy can't admit and will never admit ... "

But interestingly Trumpy blinked when it came to imposing tariffs.

Which just roils the markets even further.

The stock markets do not like uncertainty and chaos. Two of Trump's specialties.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-06 12:55 PM | Reply

The stock market is currently down over 2000 pts since mid February.

Can you imagine what Trumpy would be blabbing about if this was happening at the beginning of a Biden democratic administration?

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-06 12:59 PM | Reply

Not to worry.

Once Trump and Musk finish killing the economy, that number will drop to zero!

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-06 01:00 PM | Reply

US Employers Announce Most Job Cuts Since 2020

Who was the bankruptcy-prone turd stinking up the White House back in 2020?

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-06 01:04 PM | Reply

The stock markets do not like uncertainty and chaos. Two of Trump's specialties.

One could almost put together a case that Lewzer doesn't know what he is doing.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-06 01:08 PM | Reply

Rumor has it applicants for jobs in the Dotard Administration are being asked 'Who won the 2020 election?' as a screening question. In a few months or so private employers will be able to ask the same, so as to screen out brain-dead applicants...

#13 | Posted by catdog at 2025-03-06 01:11 PM | Reply

US announced job cuts surge 245% in February

Let's see the MAGA ---------- defend the-------------'s incompetence.

#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-06 02:12 PM | Reply

tradingeconomics.com

WINNING!!!

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-06 02:14 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Where are the Trumpers to cheer on the results of their efforts?

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-06 02:26 PM | Reply

Trump effing around with tariffs has created a lot of uncertainty. So businesses are stuck in he status quo because they can't plan due to the uncertainty.

These tariffs make absolutely no sense. It's infuriating.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-06 04:50 PM | Reply

Trump effing around with tariffs has created a lot of uncertainty. So businesses are stuck in he status quo because they can't plan due to the uncertainty.

These tariffs make absolutely no sense. It's infuriating.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-06 04:50 PM | Reply

You supported this. You voted for this. Just sayin.

#18 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-03-06 04:56 PM | Reply

These tariffs make absolutely no sense.

The intent was to stop Fentanyl from entering the US. Is it working? I have not seen any reporting on that.

#19 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-06 05:04 PM | Reply

tradingeconomics.com

WINNING!!!

#15 | Posted by REINHEITSGEBOT

"US employers announced 172.017K job cuts in February 2025, the highest value since July 2020"

So, the highest amount of job cuts since the last time Trump was President. Only this time he's also cutting thousands of jobs personally himself. Winning indeed!

#20 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-03-06 05:07 PM | Reply

" The intent was to stop Fentanyl from entering the US. Is it working? I have not seen any reporting on that.

#19 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2025-03-06 05:04 PM | FLAG: "

The intent is stupid. Tariffs aren't going to have any impact on the flow of fentanyl.

#21 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-06 05:45 PM | Reply

I've never supported tariffs, Laura Mohr.

#22 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-06 05:45 PM | Reply

Tariffs aren't going to have any impact on the flow of fentanyl.

Odd no one explained that concept to your president.

#23 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-06 05:50 PM | Reply

let's see; Dems blamed Trump for everything that went bad over the last 4 years. so, 77,000 jobs, thanks Joe Biden.

#24 | Posted by Maverick at 2025-03-06 06:13 PM | Reply

"Dems blamed Trump for everything that went bad over the last 4 years."

Careful, you'll make Putin jealous with that kind of talk.

Actually, come to think of it,

Have you said Thank You to Mr. Putin once this entire time?

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-06 06:17 PM | Reply

#24

Layoffs Surged In February To Highest Level Since 2020

-------, who was President in 2020?

#26 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-06 06:19 PM | Reply

I like how Trump is not biding his time, waiting around for some China virus to crash the global economy.

He's taking the bull market he inherited by the horns, literally!

Now that's leadership.

#27 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-06 06:23 PM | Reply

-------, who was President in 2020?

#26 | POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT

Barrack Obama.

The same man who was president during 9/11,

#28 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-06 06:33 PM | Reply

This is the true value of the entertainment Trump provides. Every time the POTUS seat changes, the opposing party starts blaming the new POTUS for everything on day 1. And that forces the other side to tell them to wait and that everything happening in the first 6 monthsish is the responsibility of the prior president. You know I always call out this hypocrisy.

But, in this case, Trump can be blamed. The stupid things he says make it possible, which is hilarious. He told the country he would have us in a golden age on day 1. It didn't happen. So, he just proves more and more he's an idiot. But liberals don't get off on this one. Their idiot claims that they could stop covid if they win 2020 were proven incredibly false.

#29 | Posted by humtake at 2025-03-07 11:57 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Their idiot claims that they could stop covid if they win 2020 were proven incredibly false.

#29 | POSTED BY HUMTAKE

Biden clearly defeated Covid as promised and brought America through the pandemic and helped the economy recover from a pandemic that the Trump administration allowed to run wild and unchecked through our population before being forced respond.

A delay which eventually led to the deaths of a million Americans. Covid restrictions were no longer needed and removed long before Trumpy returned to the scene of his crimes and as you SHOULD be able to see Covid is no longer ravaging our population and overwhelming our hospitals.

Did Covid make you blind and stupid? Or were you already like that Before Covid (BC)?

#30 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-07 12:53 PM | Reply

#29

Tha Fat Idiot promised A LOT on "day one". Hasn't done a god- damned thing. Go ---- yourself.

#31 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-07 07:22 PM | Reply