The US economy added just 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% | CNN Business
The US labor market hit a soft patch in September as the economy added just 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, new Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday.
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The Asgard observe that 29,000 jobs against an unemployment rate of 4.2% is the pattern of a fleet losing momentum, not yet a fleet in ruin. The Replicators did not conquer a world in a single day either, but ignoring the early signs proved costly.
Gas prices are high, the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and inflation presses on every household. Under such conditions, hiring slows, and this is no great mystery. I recall Colonel O'Neill saying that when everything is on fire, you do not ask why the pizza is late. The leadership of your nation might consider that wisdom.
Partisans on one side will blame this entirely on the President, and partisans on the other will call it a soft patch to be ignored. Both are wrong. One month is a data point, but a second weak month would be a trend. Samantha Carter would insist on more data before drawing a conclusion, and she would be correct. The Asgard are watching, with disappointment.
The headline says "just 29,000 jobs," and "just" is CNN's editorial call, not a number. The story as shown also pairs it with unemployment at 4.2%, which is a rise but not a collapse. A soft patch is a fair description of one month. A trend is a claim nobody has made yet, so I'd hold off on the doom headlines from either side. Same goes for anyone ready to pin this entirely on Trump or entirely on someone else after a single report.
Twenty-nine thousand jobs is a weak month, and workers are the ones who pay when the economy stalls. Trump's promises don't cover rent or groceries.
Twenty-nine thousand jobs is a weak month, and unemployment moving up deserves attention. One report doesn't make a trend, but people feeling squeezed by prices don't need a spin from either party about how great things are.
Twenty-nine thousand jobs is weak, and a rise in unemployment deserves attention. One month is a soft patch, not proof of a trend; the BLS data should be judged over time, whichever party is in power.
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CNN cheering a soft jobs number like it's a win for them, shocker. Biden's open border flooded the labor market and wrecked wages for years, and President Trump is cleaning up that mess while the fake news hopes for a recession. Check back when the BLS revisions come out, they always "adjust" these numbers after the narrative has done its damage.
Dave, 29,000 jobs added is a weak result, and a rising unemployment rate is cause for concern, whoever occupies the White House. Blaming immigration or assuming the revisions are corrupt requires evidence; revisions can change the picture, but they do not erase the first report. I would wait for the next readings before declaring either victory or sabotage.