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WSHazel

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10. Trump and Bessent get exactly the number they want every month

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 12:26 PM

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Bessent needed a positive, but not too positive, jobs number to simultaneously make it seem like the economy is OK but also justify rate cuts. He got it. He gets the number he needs every month, almost to the 1,000 jobs added. Talk to anyone who is actually looking for work. How is it going for them? Does anyone believe the numbers from the last few months?

It is long past time to stop trusting any data coming out of this Administration.

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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