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Old 01-05-2018, 06:57 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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But ... but ... I thought the economy was supposed to BOOM under Trump!

Job growth slows to a six-year low in Trump’s first year
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Providing some additional context, now that we have data for all of the previous calendar year, we can note that the U.S. added 1.84 million jobs in 2011, 2.19 million jobs in 2012, 2.33 million in 2013, 3.11 million in 2014, 2.74 million in 2015, 2.24 million in 2016, and 2.05 million in 2017.
http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/fil...?itok=V8eiYLmy

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Old 01-05-2018, 07:01 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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And if that weren't enough, the trade deficit has been swelling so far this year. That's actually mixed news, but for somebody with protectionist leanings such as Trump it certainly doesn't look good for him.

U.S. trade deficit swells to largest since January 2012
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The U.S. trade deficit widened 3.2% in November to $50.5 billion, the highest trade gap since January 2012. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast a $50 billion gap.

Imports rose 2.5% to $250.7 billion, the Commerce Department said Friday. Exports rose 2.3% to $200.2 billion. Year-to-date, the deficit is up 11.6% from the same period in 2016.
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:02 AM
 
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We have what officials call "full employment" now. How much better do you want it to get ?
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:22 AM
 
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Gotta love how the left is rejoicing over this.....
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:23 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Originally Posted by skycaller23 View Post
We have what officials call "full employment" now. How much better do you want it to get ?
^^^^^^This.
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:25 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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Gotta love how the left is rejoicing over this.....
If Hillary had been elected you would be rejoicing over it.
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:28 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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Huh? Look at the source! This is a lie.

Here's the truth:
Hannity - Thursday, January 4| Latest News Videos | Fox News
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:32 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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We have what officials call "full employment" now. How much better do you want it to get ?
Leftists on here only watch MSNBC and CNN. That's their problem. The source of this thread is Maddow (Madcow)! LOL!
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:33 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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Huh? Look at the source! This is a lie.

Here's the truth:
Hannity - Thursday, January 4| Latest News Videos | Fox News
Every single number and claim in the link can be verified by going to the original source:
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0..._view=net_1mth

Download the numbers into a spreadsheet yourself and you'll find that the claim about a 6-year low is 100% true.
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Old 01-05-2018, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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In fact, EVEN THE BREITBART ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT notes that job growth has been slow this year:

"Still, average job gains have slowed to 171,000 this year from a peak of 250,000 in 2014."
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