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Economic Activism and Progressive Living

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1. They're likely inflated due to the massive amount of temp workers hired for the holiday season.

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 05:16 PM

Jan 2019

The numbers aren't incorrect, but they're misleading. They'll be back to normal next month.

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Job numbers [View all] Smackdown2019 Jan 2019 OP

Thanks for reminding me of the influence of the holidays on the numbers. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #2