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Wiz Imp

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19. No prediction, but I'm confident it will be legit.

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:20 PM

Sep 4

Trump's pick for new BLS Commissioner has not been confirmed yet. In the meantime, Bill Wiatrowski is the Acting Commissioner. He's a long time BLS employee who came up through the statistical programs and has served as Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner on several different occasions previously. In addition, Julie Hatch Maxfield is still the Associate Commissioner for Employment and Unemployment Statistics which oversees the jobs report. She has spent her whole career at BLS working in the CES (jobs) program eventually moving up to upper management overseeing the program. I know Bill & Julie and can say unequivocally that they will NOT falsify numbers. They are good honest people. The numbers will come out on time and they will be legit. What happens after this month remains to be seen, but as long as Bill & Julie are running things, the data will be legit.

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What's the over under on the job numbers tomorrow? [View all] JMCKUSICK Sep 4 OP

We can't trust the official numbers anymore Walleye Sep 4 #1

See post #19 Wiz Imp Sep 4 #22

wonder how reliable it will be? rurallib Sep 4 #2

No prediction, but I'm confident it will be legit. Wiz Imp Sep 4 #19

Thanks! rurallib Sep 4 #28

It will be 100% fake newdeal2 Sep 4 #3

Nope.. See post #19 Wiz Imp Sep 4 #20

I can tell you what my experience is.. FirstLight Sep 4 #4

Better to apply directly on a company's website BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 4 #8

Yup... róisín_dubh Sep 4 #23

If there is any appearance of manipulating numbers, podcasters and economists will be very critical. Can't wait. Silent Type Sep 4 #5

I don't do economics per se, it has me wondering JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #13

I've watched that a little. I've seen recent months where ADP showed job loses, but not Labor, and vice versa. Silent Type Sep 4 #15

Thank you Silent Type JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #16

Minus 750,000 MichMan Sep 4 #6

+5,000,000 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 4 #7

We are all employed and all of us are getting rich! Captain Zero Sep 4 #30

They'll lie. greatauntoftriplets Sep 4 #9

Nope. See post #19 Wiz Imp Sep 4 #21

🎵🎶 Happy days are here again! The skies above are clear again, Let us sing a song of cheer again, sop Sep 4 #10

buc, buc, buc onethatcares Sep 4 #18

+250,000 Prairie Gates Sep 4 #11

I think you might be into something.....lol JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #12

Just use that sharpie to turn a negative number positive... haele Sep 4 #14

Lol JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #17

+1 brazillion 0rganism Sep 4 #24

Is that just in the female undergarments sector? JMCKUSICK Sep 4 #25

Some call it the Greatest Jobs Report Ever! 0rganism Sep 4 #26

If the number is high, it's lower. If it's low, Hassler Sep 4 #27

Wall Street has been betting low Johonny Sep 4 #29