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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1074113)6/20/2018 1:24:48 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1583116
 
"categorically that job growth under Trump is far superior to that of the Obama era,"

I'll take "bullshit" for $500.

Trump's much-hyped 'job boom' is fake news: 2017 was the worst year since 2011
Sad!
1/5/18



according to the latest jobs data, 2017 saw the most anemic job growth in America since Obama’s first term, when the economy was pulling out of the Great Recession he inherited from George W. Bush.

“U.S. job gains slowed by more than forecast in December, wage growth picked up slightly and the unemployment rate held at the lowest level since 2000, adding to signs of a full-employment economy,” Bloomberg reported. “The job gains, while less than forecast, bring the 2017 total to 2.06 million jobs — below 2016.”

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2.06 million jobs created last year were actually the fewest in a year since 2011. Here’s the year-by-year breakdown of jobs added since then.

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