Can We Trust America's Jobs Data? [video]
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jleyank
4 months ago
I suspect foreign generated or inferred economic data for the us will be the only alternative. Going to be real hard selling that debt.
SilverElfin
4 months ago
Could we ever trust any number? Probably not. You have to verify it using other metrics from other sources.
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