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2023-05-05 22:01:34 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Simple logic suggests that "12.7 Million Jobs added" does not mean that they were added off of a baseline number of zero. Indeed, according to the NYT, the percent of the labor force unemployed is only 3.4%. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/business/economy/jobs-report-april.html?

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• Simple logic suggests that "12.7 Million Jobs added" does not mean that they were added off of a baseline number of zero. Indeed, according to the NYT, the percent of the labor force unemployed is only 3.4%. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/business/economy/jobs-report-april.html?