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2024-12-30 15:38:33 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 904C15CA8D4E7551F7FD82E2A1F4538EEEE635AA497D59022F50C9BA044B5378
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Original Note:
The BLS jobs numbers are not "fake", nor are they manipulated to boost the Biden administration. This is a conspiracy theory based on lies, misinformation, and ignorance of the facts. Here are sources spanning the political spectrum, in support of this note: https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/revisions-to-jobs-numbers.htm https://www.axios.com/2024/10/04/us-job-number-revisions https://thedispatch.com/article/jobs-report-revisions-explained/ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/21/economy/bls-jobs-revisions/index.html https://cepr.net/mixed-story-what-the-revision-to-the-jobs-data-means/
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