emptywheel on Twitter: "I wonder if this guy still believes that "real unemployment" is not reflected in official unemployment rates?… "

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1. ydur sellav‏ @ydur_sellav May 4
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1. Andrew Pontious‏ @apontious May 4
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  Funny how the people in power and their supporters suddenly start touting the number instead of arguing against it.
  
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1. cgt‏ @cgtzeno May 4
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  Tick tock tick tock....
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1. Stephen Sheehan‏ @StephenSound May 4
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  If one wants the "real numbers" on employment, may I suggest the work of Professor Richard D. Wolff. For example, the U3 number is often quoted, but the U6 is more accurate, etc.https://unemploymentdata.com/current-u6-unemployment-rate/ …
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1. Natalie “long name, short tweets” Wyatt-Brown‏ @stallfamily2 May 4
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  Didn’t Sean Spicer fix this by saying “now the numbers are real?” I mean, that should do it.
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1. HiddenGeniusParent‏ @KindAndUnblind May 4
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  HiddenGeniusParent Retweeted Donald J. Trump
  
  https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/244102395838230528 …
  
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  Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
  
  Unemployment rate only dropped because more people are out of labor force & have stopped looking for work.Not a real recovery, phony numbers
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1. Chase Teeples‏ @nchaseteeples May 4
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  No. Because now the low number benefits him.
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