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pat_k

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5. The real number is probably negative for the year.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:11 PM

Feb 11

If they are willing to admit their reports were off by almost 70%, I shudder to imagine what the real numbers are.

I assume the 584,000 number supposedly included the previous, unprecedented, downward quarterly adjustments ...

And now even that was a 70% overestimate?

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There were almost no jobs created in 2025! [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 11 OP

There are no jobs out there! SheltieLover Feb 11 #1

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #2

The real number is probably negative for the year. pat_k Feb 11 #5

Good point senseandsensibility Feb 11 #7

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The man is 100% con RANDYWILDMAN Feb 11 #3

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