fukhueson@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoU.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, greatly exceeding expectationswww.upi.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down14
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minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down12·12 hours agoThis is a meaningless statistic when none of the jobs added can afford rent and groceries.
minus-squaretwistypencil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·11 hours agoNot meaningless, but those other things do matter.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·10 hours agoYou don’t think any of them were in tech, health care, engineering gigs, etc? Personally I rather doubt they’re all teaching positions or something.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down4·11 hours agoThey can afford them more than they did when they were jobless.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·12 hours agoThe article image with 16.25/hr shown, speaks volumes
This is a meaningless statistic when none of the jobs added can afford rent and groceries.
Not meaningless, but those other things do matter.
You don’t think any of them were in tech, health care, engineering gigs, etc? Personally I rather doubt they’re all teaching positions or something.
They can afford them more than they did when they were jobless.
The article image with 16.25/hr shown, speaks volumes