US adds 126k jobs in March as Opposed to 245k Expected, Unemployment at 5.5%
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« on: April 09, 2015, 03:28:53 PM »

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102559510

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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2015, 10:46:39 PM »

So much for the amazing recovery.
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2015, 10:50:02 PM »

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Try and tell me there's not a conservative media in this country. I dare you.

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This is kind of like saying 1948 was the worst result for Democrats since 1932.
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2015, 10:50:35 PM »
« Edited: April 09, 2015, 10:52:59 PM by Monarch »


Yea, unlike the past 14 months where we had 250,000+ jobs and meet/beat expectations, this is the month the job report matters.

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Try and tell me there's not a conservative media in this country. I dare you.

To be fair, CNBC concern trolls from every direction. If their headline is "Experts: Now is the time to buy" you know the DJIA went down that day and vice versa.
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2015, 12:06:44 AM »


Yea, unlike the past 14 months where we had 250,000+ jobs and meet/beat expectations, this is the month the job report matters.

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Try and tell me there's not a conservative media in this country. I dare you.

To be fair, CNBC concern trolls from every direction. If their headline is "Experts: Now is the time to buy" you know the DJIA went down that day and vice versa.
So...CNBC is

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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2015, 03:58:57 AM »

Thank you Obama!
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2015, 09:32:31 AM »

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Unemployment is a component of the labor force participation rate. Jobs created is a better metric for determining whether an economy is creating enough jobs to provide ample opportunity to the population.

We need at least 200,000 jobs per month, and we need closer to 250,000 if we're going to have enough workers to pay for SS/MED, which is something you should care about more than fluffing Obama.
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2015, 12:26:24 PM »

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Unemployment is a component of the labor force participation rate. Jobs created is a better metric for determining whether an economy is creating enough jobs to provide ample opportunity to the population.

We need at least 200,000 jobs per month, and we need closer to 250,000 if we're going to have enough workers to pay for SS/MED, which is something you should care about more than fluffing Obama.
But didn't President Romney say that unemployment would be at 6% at the end of his first term? Wasn't that good enough for you back in 08?
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2015, 12:41:49 PM »

But didn't President Romney say that unemployment would be at 6% at the end of his first term? Wasn't that good enough for you back in 08?

He wasn't talking about shrinking the labor force.
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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2015, 11:47:43 AM »

But didn't President Romney say that unemployment would be at 6% at the end of his first term? Wasn't that good enough for you back in 08?

He wasn't talking about shrinking the labor force.

Yes he was, just in a different way.  He wanted to take away their healthcare and just let a whole lot of them die off. 
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« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2015, 01:32:41 PM »

Hahahahahhaaaaa. 5.5% unemployment and dropping, but suddenly it's only 126k jobs created and OH NOES! SPUTTERING ECONOMY! RECOVERY IS OVER! etc. etc.

Unemployment is a component of the labor force participation rate. Jobs created is a better metric for determining whether an economy is creating enough jobs to provide ample opportunity to the population.

We need at least 200,000 jobs per month, and we need closer to 250,000 if we're going to have enough workers to pay for SS/MED, which is something you should care about more than fluffing Obama.

lol shifting goal posts.

The consensus back in 2008 onward was we needed ~125k/mo to keep up with economy growth. Guess where this report is at.
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« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2015, 02:16:34 PM »

lol shifting goal posts.

The consensus back in 2008 onward was we needed ~125k/mo to keep up with economy growth. Guess where this report is at.

My post wasn't about economic growth. It was about covering our mandatory spending obligations, and creating enough jobs to keep up with population growth.
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« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2015, 04:04:25 PM »

lol shifting goal posts.

The consensus back in 2008 onward was we needed ~125k/mo to keep up with economy growth. Guess where this report is at.

My post wasn't about economic growth. It was about covering our mandatory spending obligations, and creating enough jobs to keep up with population growth.

Population growth is what I meant. The far-reaching consensus is 125k jobs.
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« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2015, 05:14:10 PM »

Population growth is what I meant. The far-reaching consensus is 125k jobs.

Assuming stagnant or declining labor force participation. We can't afford to pay our bills if the labor force continues to contract.
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2015, 06:09:12 PM »

Excellent.
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2015, 09:57:25 PM »

I had dinner with a friend in Lauderdale who is a recruiter for financial professionals. He was telling me last night that during Q1 and especially March, things seemed to really tighten up.  Many of his clients pulled jobs that were out there.  He's hoping this is only a temporary blip, but he was surprised how much things tightened in this past quarter compared to Q4 last year.
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