“Jobs Friday”: Why Bubblevision Misses The Epic Failure Of The US Labor Market

Monday, September 8, 2014
By Paul Martin

by David Stockman
ZeroHedge.com
09/08/2014

CNBC’s long-running “jobs Friday” fetish is getting downright appalling. Each month the BLS puts out a treasure trove of data on the rich and complex mosaic of the US labor market – a download that embodies a truly frightening trend of economic failure. Yet the clowns who assemble in its screen boxes to opine on Hampton Pearson’s 30-second summary of the BLS release never have a clue. Namely, that outside of health and education there has not been one net new job created in the American economy since July 2000! Yes, not a single new jo – as in none, nein, nichts, nada, zip! The point here, however, is about economics, not social worth. And in the realm of economics, the notion implicit in “jobs Friday” – that all jobs are created equal – is simply a fatuous shibboleth.

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