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Shellback Squid

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12. Went to a wake yesterday, saw people I had not seen in many years, multiple people were laid
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:40 AM
12 hrs ago

off from their jobs but not having much luck finding work, thank god I retired last year

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Wooo hooo! So much winning, TACO!!! marble falls 16 hrs ago #1
The job loss numbers seem low - just like the inflation numbers. NoMoreRepugs 15 hrs ago #2
I trust numbers from ADP a hell of a lot more than anything from the govt. right now. groundloop 15 hrs ago #3
This is only "private payrolls" (private industry) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #4
Remember popsdenver 8 hrs ago #16
I'm waiting for the recent jobs report Javaman 14 hrs ago #5
the ADP numbers cover about 20% of the nation's private workforce. progree 14 hrs ago #6
To be clear, "Employment" is defined completely differently Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #8
Thank you. Yes, that's part of the problem -- the various surveys don't measure the same thing progree 13 hrs ago #9
Some info on how ADP calculates their report and differs from the government's report IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #11
Note this is not the normal monthly ADP report Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #7
Busy busy day: Retail sales, Producer Price Index, Consumer Confidence 😱 progree 13 hrs ago #10
I didn't even know when the September PPI was going to release but it did today and I have the OP up BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #14
Thanks! 😊 /nt progree 11 hrs ago #15
Went to a wake yesterday, saw people I had not seen in many years, multiple people were laid Shellback Squid 12 hrs ago #12
The saddest part SS popsdenver 8 hrs ago #17
I hope they'll be ok, damn, too many people are suffering under this regime and the new AI boom Shellback Squid 7 hrs ago #18
Employment has been good for some years and not a big issue. Pay rates were the problem. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #13
it's a worldwide consensus of his handling of covid, dipshit wants credit while dissing the shot..omg! Shellback Squid 7 hrs ago #19
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