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pat_k

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5. Pre-spining horrific Oct jobs report (early Nov) when the 154,000 ...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 02:22 PM

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federal workers who took the "it's not a buyout" buyout hit the books.

Those people are technically "employed" 'til 9/30, so the Oct report released in early Nov will likely reflect the largest contraction in jobs seen since I don't know when.

Of course, if they confirm his BLS pick, all we'll probably see is a pack of lies that no sane investor, analyst, or business leader would believe.

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