If the U.S. unemployment rate hits 3.7%, it will be the lowest in 49 years (wage, CNN)

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Originally Posted by texan2yankee

I've noticed a decline in the quality of employees in stores where I regularly shop. these employees don't know their store stock. several times I've seen employees chatting in groups to each other instead of helping customers.

I believe the very low unemployment stats. employers seem to be willing to hire anyone who can breathe in my city.

Hopefully good news. When the economy sucks, smart people are stuck working brain-dead jobs. When every idiot can get a job, that means the competent people have moved up to something better.

[carcrazy67]

Originally Posted by OrangeHudson

cause you know 2016 Obama had 10% unemployment.


What Trump is doing will not be felt for a while. Let's see how the economy is in 2020.

I suspect my employees would differ with your perspective! They are getting more money in their pockets....NOW!

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Originally Posted by bawac34618

My prediction is that we will be looking back at 2009 and 2010 as the good ole days.

Did you sell all your stocks and load up on gold and the dried foods yet?

[LordSquidworth]

Originally Posted by RedZin

Do you think unemployment can ever be at zero percent?

You don't want 0%. You don't want 3.7% either.

5% is the healthy mark.

[ahzzie]

Wait, a few years ago Trump said employment numbers were fake. Now they're not?

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Originally Posted by RedZin

Do you think unemployment can ever be at zero percent?

No, as with Obama people are tired of the run around and just give up.

[bawac34618]

Originally Posted by ahzzie

Wait, a few years ago Trump said employment numbers were fake. Now they're not?

It's kind of like polls are fake, except for Rasmussen which is not because it favors conservatives.


And any news that doesn't have a right-wing bias is "fake news."

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Originally Posted by ahzzie

Wait, a few years ago Trump said employment numbers were fake. Now they're not?

Yup ,they go bye the numbers of people not getting unemployment not actual people working.If unemployment numbers go down it is assumed by the goverment more people are working and that is not the case.

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Originally Posted by texan2yankee

I've noticed a decline in the quality of employees in stores where I regularly shop. these employees don't know their store stock. several times I've seen employees chatting in groups to each other instead of helping customers.

I believe the very low unemployment stats. employers seem to be willing to hire anyone who can breathe in my city.

Uh, this has been going on for a while now. At least ten years or more, even when the unemployment numbers were sky high, so the unemployment rate has nothing to do with it. Quality employees cost more money and its cheaper to hire mediocre talent and the company saves bucks.

[bawac34618]

The elephant in the room concerning this economy is if there really was a labor shortage, why are wages still stagnant?

Nobody can tell me the economy is booming until we start seeing some significant wage increases.