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U.S. Added 254,000 Jobs in September Exceeding Expectations
Behind Today's Stunning Jobs Report: A Record Surge In Government Workers
While government workers soared by the most on record, private workers rose by just 133K, a far more believable number, and one which however would indicate that the recent labor market malaise continues.
What is odd is that while September traditionally sees a huge jump in not seasonally adjusted government workers (as teachers go back to school), the BLS has traditionally smoothed over this jump using seasonal adjustments.
Curiously, it wasn't just the Household survey that tracked an unprecedented increase in government workers: if one takes the Establishment survey unadjusted print (source Table B1 from the jobs report), one sees the exact same thing. Here, the number of not seasonally adjusted government workers soared by 918K (from 22.541 million to 23.459 million), while the number of not seasonally adjusted private sector workers plunged by 458K!
Posted by commnotes at 2024-10-04 03:59 PM | Reply
Fact checks are fine, but let's hear from some victims that say there's enough help.
These type of arguments remind me of the man that says he's a good husband, or a good father. The only valid opinions are those of his wife or child.
How about the administration that says they're great, while in fact
"Americans Deeply Dissatisfied with Government and Both Parties: Study"
www.newsweek.com