Jobs report recap: US added 130,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

RDKirk · 2026-02-14T16:50:26-0600

Bandying about job numbers reminds me of the Vietnam War days when the Administration proudly presented its "body counts" of enemy killed.

Bare numbers didn't mean that much then, they don't mean that much now unless related to the larger context.

How many people are losing jobs that paid living wages, how many people are gaining jobs that pay living wages?

Always in His Presence · 2026-02-14T18:39:55-0600

Bradskii said:
NEW DATA: During Trump’s First Year, the Manufacturing Industry Lost 108,000 Jobs - NEW DATA: During Trump’s First Year, the Manufacturing Industry Lost 108,000 Jobs - United States Joint Economic Committee

Be sure to let us know when you get those jobs back.

Sure will with pleasure

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NxNW · 2026-02-14T18:45:27-0600

Always in His Presence said:
Jobs report recap: US added 130,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

"It was a January job surge. The surprisingly strong job gains in January were driven mainly by health care and social assistance," Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, said in a statement. "But it is enough to stabilize the job market and send the unemployment rate slightly lower.

Last I heard from Trump, these numbers can't be trusted. When did that change?

NxNW · 2026-02-14T18:47:26-0600

Always in His Presence said:
I sure do miss out of control inflation - high gas prices -

I don't, and I'm glad Biden put an end to Trump's inflation spike.

NxNW · 2026-02-14T18:49:05-0600

rjs330 said:
I miss the days of that 10% inflation.

It's over, thanks to Biden.

rjs330 said:
Those were the days. High gas prices were awesome as well.

See above.

rjs330 said:
Along with floods of illegals coming in and taking jobs and jacking up the cost of housing.

Never happened.

rjs330 said:
I guess the liberals thought Trump was really going to solve everything within a year.

He said he'd solve it on day 1.

Bradskii · 2026-02-14T20:11:43-0600

Always in His Presence said:
Sure will with pleasure

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Let's start with the biggest investment by Apple. $600 billion. Wow. And how many people will they be hiring after spending that much money? Well, it's about 5,000 each year. At a cost of $30 million per employer.

Really?

How about you get back to us when any of these proposed investments (most of which are concerned with AI, chip manufacturing and pharmaceuticals) timelines which are often measured in years, actually result in an overall increases in manufacturing jobs.

Incidently, when did the WH start singing the praises of investments in EVs?

Vambram · 2026-02-14T20:22:47-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Not bad for the Trump presidency, but it's no match for Bidenomics.

Bidenomics was an unmitigated disaster.

Vambram · 2026-02-14T20:23:51-0600

NxNW said:
I don't, and I'm glad Biden put an end to Trump's inflation spike.

Looks like you're living in an alternate reality, in my opinion.

Say it aint so · 2026-02-14T20:50:10-0600

rjs330 said:
I miss the days of that 10% inflation. Those were the days. High gas prices were awesome as well. Along with floods of illegals coming in and taking jobs and jacking up the cost of housing.

I guess the liberals thought Trump was really going to solve everything within a year. They had a lot more faith in him than I did. I had more realistic expectations. He's actually done pretty good for only being here a year.

Still more to be done.

Would have been worse if Pence caved and Trump pulled of the election steal. Inflation was a post covid world wide thing. Everything this first Trump year from the layoffs, farm bankruptcies, dead tourism, abysmal job creation, and farmers needing bailouts is Trump and Trump alone.

RDKirk · 2026-02-14T20:59:21-0600

Bradskii said:
Incidently, when did the WH start singing the praises of investments in EVs?

Perhaps the same revelation that climate change melting the Arctic icecap means we need to own Greenland.

Vambram · 2026-02-14T21:13:31-0600

Say it aint so said:
Would have been worse if Pence caved and Trump pulled of the election steal. Inflation was a post covid world wide thing. Everything this first Trump year from the layoffs, farm bankruptcies, dead tourism, abysmal job creation, and farmers needing bailouts is Trump and Trump alone.

Incorrect.

essentialsaltes · 2026-02-14T21:46:43-0600

Vambram said:
Bidenomics was an unmitigated disaster.

It did so well, the thread had to be shut down.

Pommer · 2026-02-14T23:11:49-0600

Vambram said:
Bidenomics was an unmitigated disaster.

Unsupported opinions are fine.
I enjoy seeing them, it’s like watching snow melt.

Bradskii · 2026-02-14T23:31:22-0600

Pommer said:
Unsupported opinions are fine.
I enjoy seeing them, it’s like watching snow melt.

See post 30.

7thKeeper · 2026-02-15T01:36:12-0600

rjs330 said:
I miss the days of that 10% inflation. Those were the days.

1970s to 1980s? I feel some nostalgia for the 80s.

7thKeeper · 2026-02-15T02:18:56-0600

Say it aint so said:
Would have been worse if Pence caved and Trump pulled of the election steal. Inflation was a post covid world wide thing. Everything this first Trump year from the layoffs, farm bankruptcies, dead tourism, abysmal job creation, and farmers needing bailouts is Trump and Trump alone.

And the added world-wide inflation spike thanks to Russia invading Ukraine later on. I know the Trump fans like saying that it would have never started if Trump had been president, but that's pure delusion, just like "I'll end the war on day 1!" was delusion. It was going to happen, because Putin wanted it to happen.

Gene2memE · 2026-02-15T02:24:52-0600

Vambram said:
Bidenomics was an unmitigated disaster.

Tell that to The Economist

https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024-10-19

Aryeh Jay · 2026-02-15T02:29:17-0600

7thKeeper said:
1970s to 1980s? I feel some nostalgia for the 80s.

The Reagan years were the best! Best music, best movies, best television. Paychecks were easy to figure out, $3.35 an hour for almost two terms.

Pommer · 2026-02-15T04:58:34-0600

Aryeh Jay said:
The Reagan years were the best! Best music, best movies, best television. Paychecks were easy to figure out, $3.35 an hour for almost two terms.

A happy meal was $1.50!

7thKeeper · 2026-02-15T05:13:06-0600

Aryeh Jay said:
The Reagan years were the best! Best music, best movies, best television. Paychecks were easy to figure out, $3.35 an hour for almost two terms.

And the best action movies.

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Jobs report recap: US added 130,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

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