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riversedge

(77,895 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:05 PM Sep 1

This is manufacturing employment since Trump took office: Notice anything interesting? (P.S. 'Liberation Day' tariffs w

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This is manufacturing employment since Trump took office.

Notice anything interesting?

(P.S. ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were announced on April 2nd.)

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This is manufacturing employment since Trump took office: Notice anything interesting? (P.S. 'Liberation Day' tariffs w (Original Post) riversedge Sep 1 OP

Looks to be from FRED BaronChocula Sep 1 #1

With trump everybody but the billionaires suffer. Fox news Klarkashton Sep 1 #2

Just wait 'til the Oct report is released (154,000 Fed workers who took the buyout are "employed" thru 9/30) pat_k Sep 1 #3

Looks like some economists are markodochartaigh Sep 1 #4

BaronChocula

(3,347 posts)

1. Looks to be from FRED

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:14 PM

Sep 1

or Federal Reserve Economic Data. But don't know how that chart was filtered. No matter the filter, we know it ain't good.

Klarkashton

(4,069 posts)

2. With trump everybody but the billionaires suffer. Fox news

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:18 PM

Sep 1

Works overtime to convince the stupid that it's all great.

pat_k

(11,825 posts)

3. Just wait 'til the Oct report is released (154,000 Fed workers who took the buyout are "employed" thru 9/30)

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:21 PM

Sep 1

I'm sure they'll figure some way to hide this, but given that we appear to be down to about a 75,000 net gain in non-farm jobs a month, when those who took the federal "not a buyout" buyout are added to the non-farm jobs lost side of the equation, the net change will be more than 75,000 jobs lost.

markodochartaigh

(4,099 posts)

4. Looks like some economists are

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:24 PM

Sep 1

going to need to borrow Trump's sharpie if they want to keep their jobs.

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