Loss of 92k jobs in February and revised the December and January jobs down by 69k. Not looking great for midterms.

Breaking: In an unexpected downturn, the U.S. lost 92,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. https://t.co/9bIrdFrpnZ

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 6, 2026

Expectation was a gain of 50k jobs.

Manufacturing still struggling with a loss of 12k. Even the healthcare sector contracted by 28k, but that was probably due to the Kaiser Permanente strikes.

Labor force down to 62%

Midterms always go bad for the party that won the oval office.

This is the real thread

Generally, but not always. W had a strong midterm in 2002 gaining seats in the House and Senate.

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Generally, but not always. W had a strong midterm in 2002 gaining seats in the House and Senate.

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Only due to 9/11.

Sadly there was always only so long before the party owned by foreign governments gets control again and this time they'll go full burning of the Constitution to seize perpetual power

Borders will be thrown back open, amnesty declared to get millions of votes, dictators put back into place, wealth and weapons confiscated

They aren't going to allow a loss of power ever again

They're both owned by the same foreign government lol

Colonel Kurtz said:

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They're both owned by the same foreign government lol

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No the DNC is owned lock stock and barrel by China

As posted on the other thread:

Not great, Bob.

"Unexpected"? Anyone paying any attention has been seeing the layoffs with very little hiring. No matter how loud the "my guy will save us" faithful yell, the evidence is right there what's continuing to happen.

New verse, same as the first. Weve got to shut off the immigration tap and force companies to.hire in the US, or were never going to solve this.

Colonel Kurtz said:

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They're both owned by the same foreign government lol

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And why don't you tell us which one.

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Generally, but not always. W had a strong midterm in 2002 gaining seats in the House and Senate.

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True but that was a bit of one off as he was still benefitting from the post 9/11 national mood.

2006 was one of the biggest GOP bloodbaths in the modern era.

So you have to wonder which episode maps better compared to the current political backdrop.

Both are outliers but I would argue the current situation leans closer to 2006 than 2002.

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Labor force participation down to 62%

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FIFY

This is a staggering statistic. So many lazy ass people who would rather get fat and lounge around on the gov't benies rather than have some pride and work to better themselves.

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This is the poster named Correction's OP which I'm responding to:

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-92K jobs, UE rises to 4.4%

December report was revised down by 65K, while January revised down just 4K. The 3-month average is now just +6K.

Markets reacting as one might expect.

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Reacting as expected, huh?! LOLOL. It was down almost 1% yesterday. Was that expected too? If so, why?

92k jobs is great! Way above what's needed now for population growth given immigration crackdown! UE rising means more people are starting to enter the job market. 4.4% is FULL employment!

Maroon Dawn said:

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Colonel Kurtz said:

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They're both owned by the same foreign government lol

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No the DNC is owned lock stock and barrel by China

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I think he means Israel.

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Maroon Dawn said:

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Colonel Kurtz said:

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They're both owned by the same foreign government lol

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No the DNC is owned lock stock and barrel by China

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I think he means Israel.

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Of course he does.

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Expectation was a gain of 50k jobs.

Manufacturing still struggling with a loss of 12k. Even the healthcare sector contracted by 28k, but that was probably due to the Kaiser Permanente strikes.

Labor force down to 62%

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Retirements!

Wage growth was a positive at 3.8%.

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other topic got locked while I was posting so...


This is the poster named Correction's OP which I'm responding to:

Correction said:

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-92K jobs, UE rises to 4.4%

December report was revised down by 65K, while January revised down just 4K. The 3-month average is now just +6K.

Markets reacting as one might expect.

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Reacting as expected, huh?! LOLOL. It was down almost 1% yesterday. Was that expected too? If so, why?

92k jobs is great! Way above what's needed now for population growth given immigration crackdown! UE rising means more people are starting to enter the job market. 4.4% is FULL employment!

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It was negative 92K.

8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Logos Stick said:

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other topic got locked while I was posting so...


This is the poster named Correction's OP which I'm responding to:

Correction said:

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-92K jobs, UE rises to 4.4%

December report was revised down by 65K, while January revised down just 4K. The 3-month average is now just +6K.

Markets reacting as one might expect.

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Reacting as expected, huh?! LOLOL. It was down almost 1% yesterday. Was that expected too? If so, why?

92k jobs is great! Way above what's needed now for population growth given immigration crackdown! UE rising means more people are starting to enter the job market. 4.4% is FULL employment!

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It was negative 92K.

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ok, my bad.

missed the character

but 4.4% is still full employment

Trump is not adding unneeded government jobs like Biden did, so that is part of it.

flown-the-coop said:

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8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Dude, the economy could lose 10 million jobs and the stock market tank by 30,000 in one day and you'd still be this guy because for whatever reason, you have to defend Trump to the death.

TRM said:

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Loss of 92k jobs in February and revised the December and January jobs down by 69k. Not looking great for midterms.

Breaking: In an unexpected downturn, the U.S. lost 92,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. https://t.co/9bIrdFrpnZ

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 6, 2026

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It never was looking great for midterms. Party in power almost always takes a huge hit.

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flown-the-coop said:

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8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Dude, the economy could lose 10 million jobs and the stock market tank by 30,000 in one day and you'd still be this guy because for whatever reason, you have to defend Trump to the death.

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Dude, or one could take a little step back and see things how they are. We are NOT in a bad economy.

Quite letting Savannah G, Hoda and Craig Melvin scare you about Orange Man destroying the Country.

flown-the-coop said:

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Rapier108 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Dude, the economy could lose 10 million jobs and the stock market tank by 30,000 in one day and you'd still be this guy because for whatever reason, you have to defend Trump to the death.

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Dude, or one could take a little step back and see things how they are. We are NOT in a bad economy.

Quite letting Savannah G, Hoda and Craig Melvin scare you about Orange Man destroying the Country.

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Is this the greatest economy in history?

flown-the-coop said:

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Rapier108 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Dude, the economy could lose 10 million jobs and the stock market tank by 30,000 in one day and you'd still be this guy because for whatever reason, you have to defend Trump to the death.

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Dude, or one could take a little step back and see things how they are. We are NOT in a bad economy.

Quite letting Savannah G, Hoda and Craig Melvin scare you about Orange Man destroying the Country.

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We're not in a good one either. I'm not a sky is falling person, but if things don't turn around in the next few months, the midterms won't be pretty.

It's only going down because the economists who report on it are woke, deep state Marxists. They need to be fired and replaced with people who know what they're doing.

HTH.

well damn, no wonder the government decided to start another war

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flown-the-coop said:

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Rapier108 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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8 months to go until the midterm, and there is full defeatism on display.

I assume all these folks left at halftime of the South Carolina game and got on TexAgs talking about what a fraud Elko is and how they were always all in on Mark Stoops.

Holy hell folks, have a spine and realize there's a long way to go and lots of winning to be had. Hell, the replenishment of munitions begins spent in Iran these days will result in some economic juice.

And even moderate success in Iran will set the economy on fire. But if you need to be relevant at your martini happy hours with your cool lib friends, then be all in on the midterm blue wave.

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Dude, the economy could lose 10 million jobs and the stock market tank by 30,000 in one day and you'd still be this guy because for whatever reason, you have to defend Trump to the death.

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Dude, or one could take a little step back and see things how they are. We are NOT in a bad economy.

Quite letting Savannah G, Hoda and Craig Melvin scare you about Orange Man destroying the Country.

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We're not in a good one either. I'm not a sky is falling person, but if things don't turn around in the next few months, the midterms won't be pretty.

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You mean if the economy tanks, Iran mounts a comeback, Maduro is released, the cartels take over El Paso and it turns out Trump kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, that the Rs may take a hit in the midterm?

But I forget, it's Friday and an economic report came out not as good as expected and we must flop around in our excrement until morale improves.

Gas prices will be the nail, its the pain you watch as it goes into your vehicle.

It's not a one-off bad report, we've lost 19k jobs since April 2025 and people are having to work 2 jobs to support their families.

Rough headline for jobs report.

92k jobs lost in February, big miss from +59k expected. December & January revised to 69k lower than previously reported.

BUT -

Data shows foreign born workers have lost 519,000 jobs over the last year, while native born workers have gained 128k…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 6, 2026

Healthcare employment dropped by 28,000 in February after a huge increase in January (+77,000).

Offices of physicians lost 37,000 jobs in February (primarily due to strike activity).

Manufacturing lost 12,000 jobs in February. Manufacturing down 98,000 jobs since Feb 2025.

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 6, 2026

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Loss of 92k jobs in February and revised the December and January jobs down by 69k. Not looking great for midterms.

Breaking: In an unexpected downturn, the U.S. lost 92,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. https://t.co/9bIrdFrpnZ

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 6, 2026

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If this continues, then it might be something for the right to worry about.

If the war with Iran is over by summer, gas prices are back down to where they were a week ago, and prices on everything else don't go any higher, then the midterms will only look as difficult for the right as they did a week ago.

If those things don't happen, the mountain will be that much higher to climb.

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It's not a one-off bad report, we've lost 19k jobs since April 2025 and people are having to work 2 jobs to support their families.

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19,000 jobs out of 150,000,000? If you had $150 million, you wet the bed if you lost $19k?

Who is now working 2 jobs just to get by? And how many iPhones do they have?