Analysts were left shocked Wednesday after ADP released its latest jobs report that showed private employers had shed 32,000 jobs in September, a stark contrast to the expected gain of around 50,000 jobs.

The latest job numbers follow a wave of bad economic news for Trump, who raged against previous reports that showed a sharp decline in job growth, going as far as to call job numbers coming out of his own administration “rigged,” and firing the BLS chief in retaliation.

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    5 days ago

    I’ve been watching not only people get laid off openly because of AI in my company, but also the leaders talk about it like it’s a wonderful thing for everyone. I’ve been asked many times to look into AI tools and see if they can do my own job.

    It’s fucking so messed up. I fucking hate people who think these tools can replace people.

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      5 days ago

      Not just because the tools are inadequate, but people making a living besides bussing tables for the 1% isn’t sustainable without UBI. In the US, we can’t even get fucking free healthcare, there is no way we’ll get UBI in our lifetimes.