Ben Zipperer
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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I don't know about the specific UPS case but in general employers are reluctant to offer high starting wages, and employees with more tenure are reluctant to stay when paid similar to those with little experience -- other reasons of course affect pay tenure shape but that one often explains a lot.
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I don't know about the specific UPS case but in general employers are reluctant to offer high starting wages, and employees with more tenure are reluctant to stay when paid similar to those with little experience -- other reasons of course affect pay tenure shape but that one often explains a lot.
They use ridiculous numbers all the time, absolutely. What I mean is that the data from BLS are currently unbiased and free from manipulation.
Maybe that will change, but if that happens we'll certainly hear it about loud and clear from BLS civil servants
Maybe that will change, but if that happens we'll certainly hear it about loud and clear from BLS civil servants
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
They use ridiculous numbers all the time, absolutely. What I mean is that the data from BLS are currently unbiased and free from manipulation.
Maybe that will change, but if that happens we'll certainly hear it about loud and clear from BLS civil servants
Maybe that will change, but if that happens we'll certainly hear it about loud and clear from BLS civil servants
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The statistical agencies all sustained damage from DOGE but they are strong institutions and can recover if they are supported instead of further sabotaged
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The statistical agencies all sustained damage from DOGE but they are strong institutions and can recover if they are supported instead of further sabotaged
In principle some October establishment employment data could be collected retrospectively, but that raises complications for an already underfunded and understaffed BLS.
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In principle some October establishment employment data could be collected retrospectively, but that raises complications for an already underfunded and understaffed BLS.
We may very well get to the point where the Trump admin directly censors or tries to fake official jobs data, but we're not there right now.
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We may very well get to the point where the Trump admin directly censors or tries to fake official jobs data, but we're not there right now.
