Jeff Goliver
@jeffgoliver.bsky.social
I get more liberal capitalist as I get older. Favorite painting is Picasso’s Guernica. Favorite biography which I waited too long to read is FDR by Jean Edward Smith. Other favorites are Eisenhower and The Last Lion.
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Now Ohio's migration ranking has dropped from 14 ➡️ 43, one of the steepest declines in the country. That is a result of years of failed leadership that has not put working people first. (2/3)
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Now Ohio's migration ranking has dropped from 14 ➡️ 43, one of the steepest declines in the country. That is a result of years of failed leadership that has not put working people first. (2/3)
30 pieces of silver energy
February 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
30 pieces of silver energy
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By the way coal mining employment is slightly DOWN year-over-year.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
By the way coal mining employment is slightly DOWN year-over-year.
If you care about jobs, workers, employers, consumers, &/or your local, state, or national economy, the BLS provides the best available information on many key realities.
They show up for us & we need to show up for them.
Find out how by connecting with Friends of BLS.
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They show up for us & we need to show up for them.
Find out how by connecting with Friends of BLS.
www.friendsofbls.org/join
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Breaking this down by year, job growth in 2024 was revised down by more than a quarter (-553k jobs), and 2025 was revised down by close to 70% (-403k jobs). 2025 was the weakest year for job growth since the pandemic, and before that since the Great Recession.
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Breaking this down by year, job growth in 2024 was revised down by more than a quarter (-553k jobs), and 2025 was revised down by close to 70% (-403k jobs). 2025 was the weakest year for job growth since the pandemic, and before that since the Great Recession.
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Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
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U.S. jobs growth is *entirely* one sector.
Last month, growth in private education and health services accounted for +137k of +130k jobs added
Over the past three months, it's +246k of +219k
Last six months: +367k of +85k
Last year: +773k of +359k
Last month, growth in private education and health services accounted for +137k of +130k jobs added
Over the past three months, it's +246k of +219k
Last six months: +367k of +85k
Last year: +773k of +359k
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
U.S. jobs growth is *entirely* one sector.
Last month, growth in private education and health services accounted for +137k of +130k jobs added
Over the past three months, it's +246k of +219k
Last six months: +367k of +85k
Last year: +773k of +359k
Last month, growth in private education and health services accounted for +137k of +130k jobs added
Over the past three months, it's +246k of +219k
Last six months: +367k of +85k
Last year: +773k of +359k
You should check out 'friends of the BLS'. The economists who dig through the numbers on a daily basis, trust the numbers.
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
You should check out 'friends of the BLS'. The economists who dig through the numbers on a daily basis, trust the numbers.