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OLDMDDEM

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5. Listening to Bloomberg interviewing Trump's Smiley Face economist, one would think this is great news, I remember

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 10:47 AM

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during the Clinton years, the average was 230,000 new jobs per month. The number today was half of that. This guy had the gall to say the economy was doing great. His graduate school needs to revoke his degree.

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Employers Added 115,000 Jobs In April [View all] gab13by13 Friday OP

Biden was adding millions of jobs per month Fiendish Thingy Friday #1

You should know by now that I use hyperbole to make a point, gab13by13 Friday #4

Isn't that about half of the normal average number? nt Wounded Bear Friday #2

When Clinton, Obama and Biden were in office, yeah... displacedvermoter Friday #3

Listening to Bloomberg interviewing Trump's Smiley Face economist, one would think this is great news, I remember OLDMDDEM Friday #5

The average monthly jobs numbers were 170,000 under Biden and every month the doc03 Friday #6

Does that count the post COVID hiring boom? WarGamer Friday #7

I asked google what was the average momthly job gains under Biden, so I doc03 Friday #8

post covid months were huge as the population returned to work. WarGamer Friday #9

Trump and Bessent get exactly the number they want every month WSHazel Friday #10