Trump will be coming out claiming credit for the payrolls added, and unemployment

[still_one]

rate decrease

If there is a revision of those figures downward, will he claim credit for that also?

[spanone]

1. YOU BETCHA 10AM PRESS CONFERENCE

[still_one]

2. I won't be watching it

[Claustrum]

3. Will be? He already twitted about it according to MSNBC n/t

[jimfields33]

4. Of course he will

And every week after as unemployment goes down. At least the dnc should expect it and counter it.

[still_one]

5. There is no way the growth has picked up as implied with these numbers, since every other

statistic runs counter to this

Ask those restaurants and those closed businesses how things are going, or the millions who are out of jobs

I suspect the republicans will use this as an excuse to prevent Congress from passing more stimulus to the states

[jimfields33]

7. Oh I think stimulus is over. They will say 6 trillion is enough.

I can’t see repugs working with the house anymore. Plus in two weeks the coronavirus will be the main news again due to heavy outbreaks all over the place. We are in a mess for a few years at least.

[Ohiogal]

6. The DNC

should counter those numbers with the increasing death rates from Covid-19 since states re-opened their economies.

[jimfields33]

9. Oh I'm sure repugs will say it's the protesters.

They will shout that every second. We definitely need to fight that in a week or so.

[yellowcanine]

8. Well I believe the figure is 13 percent, not exactly bragging material.

Not that he won't try.

[still_one]

10. They will argue that it is a V shaped recovery

[Drunken Irishman]

11. They have a point.

We all knew the economy would surge back once things reopened. Well we should have known. I'm not really sure why everyone was treating this like a normal recession where these jobs are gone for good. A vast majority of these jobs were just temporarily gone.

[Claustrum]

12. I am with you here

That's why I cringed a little every time I hear the argument that Trump lost 40 millions jobs. It's not entirely his fault (while his refusal to treat coronavirus seriously has made it way worst than it should have) and that the jobs will be back. My guess would be at least half to 75% of the jobs coming back.

[Freethinker65]

13. Furloughed workers returning to skeleton crews for reduced hours/week

These are not new jobs created by Trump or Ivanka.

As businesses reopen with restrictions (social distancing, curbside/outdoor service, etc.), furloughed workers will be called back as number of clients/customers seeking services warrant.
I work part time retail, only three including manager are back to provide new curbside service only of our store (24 employees total, all others still furloughed) at reduced service hours.

[Evergreen Emerald]

14. Its a lie.

[shelshaw]

15. I smell a sharpie

[helpisontheway]

16. If the economy makes a complete recovery Trump will be reelected

I want the economy to recover but Trump is so dangerous. A lot of time until November. I’m so scared..

[still_one]

18. I don't agree. More than the economy is involved. Also, the numbers released

today does not mean the economy has "recovered"

At best it means that things have bottomed out. In spite of the "stock market" enthusiasm, it is going to take some time for the economy to recover.

The stock market is NOT the economy. A lot of people are unemployed, and having trouble making rent or mortgage. A lot of businesses unfortunately will never recover from this.

[kentuck]

17. There is nothing to brag about.

Even if it the figures are accurate.

He will probably also brag that only 110,000 people have died in the epidemic when "everyone" expected over a million?

There is nothing to brag about.