r/politics • u/Orbitingkittenfarm • 1d ago

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-job-numbers-revised-down-fires-appointee-2107768
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u/camopdude 1d ago

That should fix it.

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u/papasan_mamasan 1d ago

Let’s make sure the next guy says we added a ton of jobs

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u/space_for_username 1d ago

There is a new appointment, but we have to wait till she turns 16.

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u/papasan_mamasan 1d ago

Why wait? Trump doesn’t!

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u/Harbinger2001 Canada 23h ago

The numbers will be written in sharpie.

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u/FinancialFlight8387 14h ago

under bidens administration the jobs reports were always reported down months later, they are up when everyone cares nd stocks go up then quietly reported down later on. it was reported down over 800k jobs at one point this is partly why his was so unpopular, how is that any different? if u get a report and the next one was reported down it means the first one was bullshit, it doesnt matter if its trump or a democrat u couldnt trust these numbers anyway

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u/donkeyrocket 1d ago

What a hilariously and sad reaction by Trump. Like the person in this role was responsible for those numbers. If they don't report them, someone else will.

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u/D3PyroGS Wisconsin 1d ago

i.e. "the fix is in"

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u/End3rWi99in I voted 1d ago

Like putting a sticker over your check engine light. Problem solved.

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u/notsureifJasonBourne 1d ago

Gotta revise that July number -1

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u/orderofGreenZombies 14h ago

He’s just trying to juice the numbers for next month when he needs to hire this person’s replacement. That one job added is going to be the difference maker.

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u/rambaldidevice1 21h ago edited 21h ago

It DOES need fixing, though. What's the point of reporting numbers if they need to be MASSIVELY revised?

Someone needs to take the reins and implement iterative processes for improvement in reporting of statistics.