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The number of jobs is not a good metric to base how good the economy is doing from.

I hate seeing people claim that the economy is doing great because there were 528,000 jobs created and unemployment is down to 3.5% No shit. Most of us are working more than one job just to pay the bills because the cost of living is absolutely ridiculous. That's not even considering the employers that create jobs just to post and never actually hire anybody. Look at how employers handled their PPP loans! They took out giant loans intended to pay their staff, laid off a ton of people anyways, then posted job searches for those positions with ridiculously unrealistic requirements for them because they didn't intend to actually hire anyone in that role. And those that do fit those requirements would be getting paid way less than what they are worth. Especially for “entry level” positions that require years of experience, a bachelor's degree, for you to work in person,…


I hate seeing people claim that the economy is doing great because there were 528,000 jobs created and unemployment is down to 3.5%

No shit. Most of us are working more than one job just to pay the bills because the cost of living is absolutely ridiculous. That's not even considering the employers that create jobs just to post and never actually hire anybody.

Look at how employers handled their PPP loans! They took out giant loans intended to pay their staff, laid off a ton of people anyways, then posted job searches for those positions with ridiculously unrealistic requirements for them because they didn't intend to actually hire anyone in that role. And those that do fit those requirements would be getting paid way less than what they are worth. Especially for “entry level” positions that require years of experience, a bachelor's degree, for you to work in person, etc.

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