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they took our jobs! (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/agedlikemilk@sh.itjust.works

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 107 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

To put into perspective how bad that jobs report is, you need to remember that January through July 2020 included three months of lockdown, shutdowns, and a worldwide pandemic.

[–] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 weeks ago

aw, give Trump a break... good numbers are reliable and bad numbers are political! /s

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but who was president the last time record job losses were recorded?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Were people fired en masse due to COVID?

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

... Yes.

About 40% of the company I work for.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

And half the companies that took PPP loans to stay afloat just had their owners pocket the cash and fire everyone anyways.

[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

I work in air travel. We were gutted