US economy sheds 92,000 jobs in February in sharp slide

https://www.ft.com/content/6542bd0c-59ca-493b-ab5d-2d69e4e00cae

104•doener•2h ago

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WalterGR•1h ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275035

US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February (bbc.com)

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wood_spirit•1h ago

Discussion yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275035

alkyon•1h ago

Already discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275035

totetsu•37m ago

Already told about this already being discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47287309

9dev•39m ago

In fact, we're winning so much that we really don't know what to do about it. People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't take it anymore. We're not used to winning in our country until you came along, we're just always losing. But now we're winning too much. And I say, no, no, no, you're going to win again. You're going to win big. You're going to win bigger than ever.

Imustaskforhelp•11m ago

Doublespeak, am I right? :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak

rayiner•31m ago

The ungameable statistic is the native born labor force participation rate, which also ticked down: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01373413.

Unfortunately, that figure never recovered from the pandemic. It also never recovered from a major drop after the 2008 recession.

onlyrealcuzzo•22m ago

As the population continues to age, and more people are 62+, this is expected...

idiotsecant•18m ago

Look at that trajectory one more time and tell me how 'expected' it is.

The first stages of a worldwide recession is what it looks like to me.

djohnston•18m ago

I don’t think that’s telling the whole story.

Immigration has always been used as leverage against the native workers, and now it’s more efficiently corrupt than ever.

rafaelmn•18m ago

Is this working age population or all ages ?

nobodyandproud•4m ago

I’m naturalized but I couldn’t find any stats that track by US citizens.

I suppose that makes me a a second-class citizen?

dgellow•9m ago

I understand the US economy is experiencing some… troubled times. However, 4.4% unemployment rate, while that’s an increase, sounds really low compared to other countries. Am I missing something?

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