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Wiz Imp

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15. BLS data continues to be legit. As 30+ year employee on the CES program I can vouch for that.

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 10:02 AM

Feb 11

The current acting BLS Commissioner is a long time career civil servant (not a political appointee) who has served in that capacity in both Democratic and Republican administrations. Having met him, I can guarantee he is of the utmost honesty and integrity.

There are legitimate reasons to suspect the January jobs data is not accurate but I can guarantee that it was not manipulated.

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U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3% [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 11 OP

I am getting a spoof warning for the bls link provided. Hugin Feb 11 #1

The copy/paste text version doesn't run it into the tag like the Xitter post BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #4

It's missing the "www"... Hugin Feb 11 #5

It's not normally required as a DNS would usually have different variations to refer back to BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #14

They are using a wildcard certificate for encryption instead of using a proper server name Tim S Feb 11 #7

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02112026.htm Works... Hugin Feb 11 #11

I call bullshit n/t gilpo Feb 11 #2

Same Rebl2 Feb 11 #20

I bet it will be revised down, anemic as it is. nt SunSeeker Feb 11 #3

I can't trust BLS info with Trump and Vought in control. Are they being diddled? CousinIT Feb 11 #6

Exactly. Previous BLS Admin was fired for allowing unfavorable numbers to be published...... groundloop Feb 11 #8

BLS data continues to be legit. As 30+ year employee on the CES program I can vouch for that. Wiz Imp Feb 11 #15

Good to hear. Thank you. mahina Feb 11 #19

It's a sample based estimate. As such it is subject to several types of statistical error. Wiz Imp Feb 11 #24

Thank you. mahina Feb 11 #28

That's really hard to predict. But given Trump's complete lack of understanding Wiz Imp Feb 11 #30

You cannot guarantee that someone moniss Feb 11 #22

Yes I can. The acting Commissioner of BLS (Bill Wiatroski) would immediately Wiz Imp Feb 11 #23

You missed the point of my post entirely. nt moniss Feb 11 #26

🙄 Wiz Imp Feb 11 #29

The markets will roar upward until UpInArms Feb 11 #9

BLS is no longer reliable or truthful Miguelito Loveless Feb 11 #10

Completely wrong Wiz Imp Feb 11 #13

Bullshit. travelingthrulife Feb 11 #12

and like all the other jobs number, it will quietly be revised down in a month or two. nt Javaman Feb 11 #16

When Rebl2 Feb 11 #21

Oh the numbers had been released with the down revised number Javaman Feb 11 #37

Seize the ballots and recount, by someone who can, well, count. twodogsbarking Feb 11 #17

I Rebl2 Feb 11 #18

Previous 2 months were revised down by a combined 17,000 progree Feb 11 #25

And the jobs numbers for 2025 were revised to LESS THAN HALF of what was originally stated. SunSeeker Feb 11 #31

Yes, that is true, thank you. Here is the before-and-after progree Thursday #38

Can we trust numbers provided by Trump and his stooges? I don't think so. Norrrm Feb 11 #27

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #32

"Reducing trust in government in general is very bad for progressive causes and ultimately great for the populist right. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 #33

"Person who was fired here - you should still trust BLS data." mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 #34

Reality: 800,000+ layoffs this year -- the worst YTD since 2020, per nonpartisan analysts. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #35

I'd buy that for a dollar! Strelnikov_ Feb 11 #36

"The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4." mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #39