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In good news for the US, the jobs report came out today and it was huge. 287k jobs which is 100k more than expected. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jul 8 '16, 06:03

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And the unemployment rate ticked up, which will confuse a lot of people. -- nm - TorBaron Jul 8, 06:11
Canada lost 700 jobs so "unchanged" but Jobless rate inches down to 6.8% as fewer people looking -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 06:05 11
- The last time the number was really low (200), it came out a couple of weeks later that there was an error and it was really 40k or something -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:22
- I had no idea that your jobless percentage was higher than ours. -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 06:11 4
  - it's not an apples to apples comparison though, as it's counted differently. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 06:14 3
    - do we count 'underemployed' somehow? i know i have read before the difference, but i really don't remember. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 06:20 1
      - same as you I don't recall, I just know it's done differently. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 06:40
    - mmmm, granny smith apples - ty97 Jul 8, 06:14
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  - I think they go by Employment Insurance claims, or maybe something tax-related -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 06:42
  - They closed a Tim Horton's in Moosejaw. -- nm - TorBaron Jul 8, 06:12
- "Fuck it, i'll go live off the land." -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 06:07 1
  - "Brampton does not count as 'the land'." -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 06:15

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