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rangerrebew

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Federal Government Cut 16,000 Jobs in 2017
« on: January 06, 2018, 01:24:27 pm »
Federal Government Cut 16,000 Jobs in 2017

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government employed 16,000 fewer people in December 2017 than it did in December 2016, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics [1].

State governments employed 19,000 fewer people in December 2017 than they did in December 2016.
 
Source URL: https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/federal-government-cut-16000-jobs-2017
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Re: Federal Government Cut 16,000 Jobs in 2017
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2018, 03:09:16 pm »
It's a start!
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Re: Federal Government Cut 16,000 Jobs in 2017
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2018, 10:46:48 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 06, 2018, 03:09:16 pm
It's a start!

A damn good one!!  Keep it going!!
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Re: Federal Government Cut 16,000 Jobs in 2017
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2018, 12:11:41 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on January 07, 2018, 10:46:48 pm
A damn good one!!  Keep it going!!

Out of the 2.8 million civilians employees it's a mere drop in the bucket.  Gonna have to get up to 100k or so before I get on board with calling it damn good.
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
- J. R. R. Tolkien
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