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edhopper

(37,192 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2026, 07:34 PM Thursday

180,000 jobs in 2025 is a Major Story. [View all]

If a Democrat were President, this would get non-stop coverage for a week.
Trump has the worst economy since...he was President, and a few articles here and there.
Remember when inflation was the #1 story for weeks, even after it came down from 9% to under 3%?
Yes, I know, we no longer have an independent Press.

BTW, under Biden in 2023 and 2024 there were 3,00,000 and 2,200,000 jobs created respectively.

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180,000 jobs in 2025 is a Major Story. [View all] edhopper Thursday OP

Oligarchs think we don't need workers now that there's AI. DJ Synikus Makisimus Thursday #1

Yeah that's a crazy number D_Master81 Thursday #2

What about 180,000 jobs? WestMichRad Thursday #3

In all of 2025 edhopper Thursday #5

I'm guessing 20% of that are ICE agents or boarder patrol.... nt Gore1FL Thursday #4

And just like that! Puff! 130,000 jobs last month! Do you believe it? Doodley Thursday #6

Not for a nano second. spanone Thursday #10

Trump creates so many totally bizarre stories PatSeg Thursday #7

Shouldn't the unemployment rate be much higher than stated if only 15k jobs a month were created in '25??? NoMoreRepugs Thursday #8

It should edhopper Thursday #11

Here's the revisions: the before and after and the differences progree Thursday #9

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Yes it is BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #13

Hear here! Johnny2X2X 21 hrs ago #14