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222,000 Jobs Added To US Payrolls In June; Unemployment Rate Rises To 4.4 Percent (npr.org)

Posted by msmash on from the where-things-are dept.

From an NPR report: An estimated 222,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in June, according to the monthly employment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. "The job gains were better than expected -- most economists had predicted a gain of 180,000 jobs," NPR's Chris Arnold reports for our Newscast unit. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent -- a 16-year low that was hit in May. "Since January, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed are down by 0.4 percentage point and 658,000, respectively," the BLS says. Previous estimates of job gains in recent months were revised upwards -- from 138,000 to 152,000 in May and from 174,000 to 207,000 in June, for a net gain of 47,000.

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  1. unemployment numbers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Unemployment numbers don't count those who just straight up gave up on looking for work. I wonder what the numbers would look like if you included working age people on "Social Security Disability". It seems the primary disability here is the lack of ability to find a job and you are too old to go into the military(the other jobs handout program).

    Lies, damn lies and statistics.

    1. Re:unemployment numbers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      4.4% unemployment where? The job market in San Francisco has very little to do with the job market in say, Charleston, WV or Bismark, ND. If you've ever been to some of the more rural areas, there just aren't any decent jobs at all. Just a complete lack of economic activity. The smart people who can find employment elsewhere leave, that whole brain drain effect.

      That leaves behind people without much in the way of economic prospects or marketable job skills. Then we wonder why those same people get hooked on opioids. At least then you don't give a shit that you are stuck as a have-not in this country, at least until the drugs wear off.

      Marx was completely wrong about religion being the opiates of the masses. Opiates are the opiates of the masses.

  2. Re:I have a suggestion... by Highdude702 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have a criminal record.. I have never gone more than a week without work unwillingly. Even in prison.

  3. Yep by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The number of jobs increased, and unemployment rose a bit, a clear sign that people are starting to look again... but it will take a while to unwind from the real 10%+ unemployment rate we actually have.

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