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kpete

(71,994 posts) Fri Feb 2, 2018, 09:47 AM Feb 2018

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And in the blink of an eye-black unemployment rises to 7.7% in one of the largest increases in years

....the new numbers have ruined one of Trump’s favourite recent boasts.
Black unemployment rose from a record 6.8% to a non-record 7.7%:

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And in the blink of an eye-black unemployment rises to 7.7% in one of the largest increases in years (Original Post) kpete Feb 2018 OP

Isn't this a result of mandatory min wage increases in 20 states? UCmeNdc Feb 2018 #1

Just saw about the rise in black unemployment BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #2

Holy shit. Regardless the reason, that line is almost straight up. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #3

When Dotard Donnie Ohiogal Feb 2018 #4

The jobs may have been temporary holiday season work. Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 #6

In theory they adjust by season dsc Feb 2018 #7

You know what I am dreading? the next plane crash GusBob Feb 2018 #5

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)

1. Isn't this a result of mandatory min wage increases in 20 states?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 09:59 AM

Feb 2018

I think this is the reason for wage increases......

Black unemployment can be the result of a new racism.

BumRushDaShow

(129,053 posts)

2. Just saw about the rise in black unemployment

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:03 AM

Feb 2018

Another tweetin' talking point gets torpedoed.

LuckyCharms

(17,441 posts)

3. Holy shit. Regardless the reason, that line is almost straight up.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:05 AM

Feb 2018

Shoots his talking point to hell.

Ohiogal

(32,002 posts)

4. When Dotard Donnie

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:13 AM

Feb 2018

talks numbers, we should all know by now he just pulls 'em out of his ass.

Baitball Blogger

(46,717 posts)

6. The jobs may have been temporary holiday season work.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:37 AM

Feb 2018

dsc

(52,162 posts)

7. In theory they adjust by season

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:42 AM

Feb 2018

but if African Americans were more likely to have those jobs and that wasn't taken account for, then one or both of the data points could have been wrong.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

5. You know what I am dreading? the next plane crash

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:21 AM

Feb 2018

When shithead took credit for no plane crashes, it set up an unpleasant scenario: the next plane crash gets politicized

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