Job creation decelerated in February but was still stronger than expected despite Federal Reserve efforts to slow the economy and bring down inflation. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 311,000 for the month, the Labor Department reported Friday. That was above the 225,000 Dow Jones estimate and a sign that the employment market is still hot.
One of the details many were watching this morning were the revisions from the last couple of months. The preliminary data a month ago showed the U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs in January, which was stunning, but which seemed unrealistic. The newly revised total, however, suggests the initial tally was quite close: The BLS now says the economy added 504,000 jobs in January.
The fact that the data shows the unemployment rate inching higher might seem somewhat discouraging, but it’s worth emphasizing for context that the rate is still vastly lower than it was when President Joe Biden was inaugurated — it’s fallen from 6.3% to 3.6% — and it’s still hovering around a 50-year low. In fact, the level is one the United StatesI’m mindful of the chatter about whether the economy is in a recession, but by any sane measure, these are not recession-like conditions.
According to the latest tally, the U.S. economy has created over 12.8 million jobs since January 2021 — roughly double the combined total of Trump’s first three years.. I have a hunch GOP officials will keep the trend going today.
MaddowBlog All true. Except that your job growth was a return from a pandemic. Remember that? You shut down the country and millions lost their jobs from you. Now they’re coming back and you think you created jobs? Nope.
MaddowBlog US doesn't have a Border wall. Biden has an illuminated sign with yellow arches saying serving 6 million. Today's special: gangs wearing red and blue, separate lines, of course. First 10,000 hotel rooms, free food, choice of cellphone.
MaddowBlog Create shit jobs, enjoy the continued rate hikes…. Suckers
MaddowBlog Replacement ≠ creation
MaddowBlog And they all pay low and most of those jobs are second jobs not new people getting jobs.
MaddowBlog That was all the people that the government shutdown going back to work! This administration hasn’t created one new job except for, DEI hires which, they are all getting laid off now! Stop spreading false propaganda!
MaddowBlog Awesome! The pre-covid jobs returned. Great accomplishment.
MaddowBlog Are you serious. 😂
MaddowBlog How do you know that you’re talking to a liberal. Asking for a new policy new solution or accomplishments they will get angry, because they have none They will talk about Jan 6, Kyle Trump but no solution Or new ideas, they will attack call you racist. That’s their MO.
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MaddowBlog First you force fired everyone bc of a cough- then you claim credit when you allow them to go back to business? 🤡
MaddowBlog Same number of people working now as before the pandemic = zero jobs created
MaddowBlog Trump unemployment rate was below 3.5% before covid hit .... People are returning back to work after the lock down and Bidens unemployment rate is 3.6%
MaddowBlog How many of those jobs were just people allowed to work again after Covid lockdowns?
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MaddowBlog You can only claim new jobs once the number passes the pre Covid numbers
MaddowBlog Lol…liars
MaddowBlog Another Biden lie
MaddowBlog Stop it. The American people are smarter than that.
MaddowBlog Covid Covid Covid cmon man really your supposed to be a news organization
MaddowBlog Because of lock downs....remember lock downs? Closing businesses and lies, lies, lies.
MaddowBlog Yep and has created record household, mortgage, credit card and auto loan debt. Record in flation since 1920. Nice work Brandon!!
MaddowBlog More Lies....
MaddowBlog And we are still not back to the number employed prior to COVID.
MaddowBlog Bringing more immigrants to help fill the open positions needed by farmers and other businesses
MaddowBlog Liar.
MaddowBlog Joe BIDEN did a excellent job producing so many good JOBS and unemployment so so low TRUMP did a total DISASTER job ON everything.
MaddowBlog MSDNC at it again, Biden’s own Department of Labor and Statistics have said this is not true.
MaddowBlog The jobs created ARE A NECESSITY!! Brandon has made it so people need more than one job to PAY THEIR BILLS! 😡
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MaddowBlog Hey did you that 90% of said jobs are part time. Now you do. And before you go off say get a couple, why they sound well and good it is getting these part time jobs to work with your OTHER part time job schedule.
MaddowBlog Lie, that vast majority are people returning after the pandemic. Food and hospitality have not yet fully recovered. My opinion
crae47 MaddowBlog Thank you President Biden and Democrats
MaddowBlog Do you guys only post from the maddowblog?
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MaddowBlog It certainly appears that way when you manipulate the way jobs are counted. Here’s a fun fact though. 157M full-time jobs and 25M part-time jobs in 2019. Today, 131M full-time jobs 30m part-time jobs. We know the White House can’t count. Two words, made in America.
MaddowBlog Lmao muh ecomoney according to msnbc 😂
MaddowBlog Check out the Borgen Project and help support global poverty. By supporting it, it helps keep and create U.S. jobs!
MaddowBlog MSNBC how do you keep inflation down, JOBS! Do even a two bit hack network should be able to figure out Biden is lying
MaddowBlog Hmmmm…… yet somehow tax hikes and addl debt via addl government spending are still necessary?🤣🤣……governmentdependency
MaddowBlog Care to comment? This is Bidenomics. I’ll bet the people who are making a run at this bank voted for it. Elections have consequences.
MaddowBlog Lol they haven’t created one new job thats people returning to the workplace after the pandemic and free government give aways
MaddowBlog Old people are going back to work because of the recession Biden created. Duh!
MaddowBlog Counting jobs that were forcibly eliminated when covid shut down the country is completely dishonest.
MaddowBlog Propaganda activist at it again for the communist regime
MaddowBlog Who cares the banks are tanking.
MaddowBlog Quit lying. Filling positions that were laid off or eliminated due to the intentional Covid farce does not equal job creation.
MaddowBlog Rehire and everyone knows it
MaddowBlog Given that everyone was off work when Biden took office (and things were going to get better no matter what), those numbers actually make Trump look like the economy hero.
MaddowBlog 😂😂😂😂😂😂 BS
MaddowBlog I’m taking away 4 of your apples, and now giving you back 4 apples. I generously gave you 4 apples…
MaddowBlog Please report on the workforce participation numbers! Somehow this doesn’t add up!! More men 25-45 are not participating in work or seeking work than ever in the history of the nation!
MaddowBlog Lies! Allowing people to go back to work, is not “creating” jobs. Typical Communist Democrat propaganda, from the State run media.
MaddowBlog You misspelled 'hired back' I know, facts are hard...
MaddowBlog How do you count people returning to work after the demons shut down everything creating jobs?
MaddowBlog Fakenews
MaddowBlog Another left leaning article that doesn’t tell the whole story MSNBCIsSad
MaddowBlog But unemployment is 3.6% please show both sides.
MaddowBlog If you exclude all of the jobs lost because of COVID-19, what would the number be? I'm sure its positive, and that's great. But, do provide context.
MaddowBlog Bald faced lie. This administration hasn’t added one single job from the 2019 high watermark. Not one. All the jobs that we have seen gained are recovered jobs that were lost. We are not yet producing new jobs.
MaddowBlog Stop fucking lying, it didn't create shit, these are all returning jobs from the government forcing people to stay home during Covid
MaddowBlog People are working 2 jobs. Nice try though
MaddowBlog Whining from the MAGA trolls in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
MaddowBlog And not ONE was created by this administration. ALL were there all the time, from pre-pandemic time. At least jobs were actually created during Trump's time.
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MaddowBlog I think that should read “recreated”.
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MaddowBlog This is fake news 100%. Stop with your liberal ass licking of your saint biden. No, he did not create 12.8 million jobs. You know it, we know it and even incoherent Biden might know it. These so called new jobs are simply replacement jobs from people laid off during the lockdown
MaddowBlog Bringing more immigrants to help fill the open positions needed by farmers and other businesses.
MaddowBlog Anyone who falls for this statistic deserves to be publicly ridiculed and humiliated
MaddowBlog Well they had nowhere to go but up after the covid shutdowns.
MaddowBlog Shut down all businesses Then reopen them Create jobs
MaddowBlog The 2020 Election was RIGGED and STOLEN.
MaddowBlog Thanking the fire dept. for putting out a fire they caused!
MaddowBlog Created? Lol.
MaddowBlog Fake news due to economic destruction first.
MaddowBlog Figure in job lost because Fauci shut us down , then tell us the true story
MaddowBlog Those all weren't Biden created jobs but jobs leftover after leftists reopened their economies after covid.
MaddowBlog Total bull$hit
MaddowBlog You're being dishonest. Democrats shut down the economy. Yet another slow recovery under a Democrat administration.
MaddowBlog Nope, this is the same garbage you always try too pull, you haven't created any jobs, people are finally going back to work that's not job creation its recovery. Biden is a garbage president no matter how much cover you run for him.
MaddowBlog You continue to propagate this lie. Subtract the jobs losses due to the pandemic & be honest with the American Public. That is your job as journalists. To level with the American people. Shame on MSNBC.
MaddowBlog Lies. Democrats shut down the economy. Jobs are coming back. Stop lying.
MaddowBlog Yeah because all of those tech layoffs are not counted.
MaddowBlog The federal government has nothing to do with creating jobs. Corporations provide that number