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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 87 points 10 hours ago (2 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 31 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Were people fired en masse due to COVID?

[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I work in air travel. We were gutted

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 7 hours ago

... Yes.

About 40% of the company I work for.