The BLS says we lost 41,000 jobs in 2 months. But control for Federal layoffs and we gained 121K

The BLS says we lost 41,000 jobs in 2 months. But control for Federal layoffs and we gained 121,000. Control for deportations and we gained 300,000. The “Weak” job numbers are entirely made of Federal layoffs and millions of illegals going home.

The BLS says we lost 41,000 jobs in 2 months.

But control for Federal layoffs and we gained 121,000.

Control for deportations and we gained 300,000.

The “Weak” job numbers are entirely made of Federal layoffs and millions of illegals going home. pic.twitter.com/b6GUCRdyPL

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) December 19, 2025

• One often overlooked advantage of basing one’s political philosophy on deontological ethics rather than utilitarian consequentialism is that one is not as tempted to reject facts that might be harmful to their argued position. Thank you for bringing hard facts as always. End the income tax, everything else is a joke. VM
• i’ve never paid attention to jobs outside the private sector.. per the BLS as of September the U.S. had 6.592M more private sector jobs than in February ’20.. and what does the state level data shows? 18.6% of those new jobs are in Texas (1.2252M) 13.9% of those new jobs are in Florida (0.917M)  RL