Post-lockdown job recovery numbers are cooked, but not for the reason Paul Krugman & the never-Trumpers believe

The Trump administration

The Trump administration has hailed new US jobs numbers showing a dip in sky-high unemployment rates as an economic victory, and the president’s enemies are crying foul. They’re right – but not for the reasons they think.

The president and his allies are hailing the addition of millions of jobs in Friday’s report from the Department of Labor as a sign the US has reversed the economic death spiral that began when state governments forced entire industries to close their doors in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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