As the abysmal October jobs report numbers are released, the mainstream media has quickly settled on the same take.
In the entire month of October, a mere 12,000 jobs were created. This is the weakest report since 2020 when COVID-19 was in full swing and America was shutting down to keep everyone inside.
BREAKING: The October jobs numbers are absolutely brutal for Kamala Harris.
Just 12,000 jobs created in the entire month.
46,000 manufacturing jobs were lost
pic.twitter.com/RAADHNV3V7— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 1, 2024
Almost immediately, news outlets adopted a lockstep tone on the shocking report.
#BREAKING: Job growth stalls at 12,000 in October after hurricanes upend Southeast https://t.co/IA8JdY4bf3
— The Hill (@thehill) November 1, 2024
JUST IN: The U.S. added just 12,000 jobs in October, reflecting the impact of strikes and two devastating hurricanes. The unemployment rate was unchanged. https://t.co/a8dpJrwobc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 1, 2024
JUST IN: The US economy gained only 12,000 jobs in October. That’s the smallest since December 2020. It’s due to some strikes (Boeing, anmong others) and the brutal impact of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
Unemployment rate: 4.1% (same as September)
**Manufacturing lost -44,000… pic.twitter.com/DnebQDpDbx
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) November 1, 2024
NEWS ALERT: U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls. https://t.co/3dEuQTT5XG
— WTOP (@WTOP) November 1, 2024
BREAKING: The U.S. economy added just 12,000 positions in October as disruptions from hurricanes and labor strikes held down job growth.
But the unemployment rate held at 4.1%, a clue the labor market is still solid. https://t.co/UyXH8cSlaf
— Axios (@axios) November 1, 2024
Social media users noted how unsettling this apparent attempt to provide cover for Vice President Kamala Harris is so she will not be questioned by the media:
The entirety of the media settled immediately and at the same time on the talking point that the huge jobs miss and downward revisions are resulting from a muddied picture created by hurricanes and strikes.
You’re to ask no follow-up questions.
— Sunny (@sunnyright) November 1, 2024
By the way, the excuses of the hurricanes that you’re seeing the media unquestionably parrot?
They come from the government’s claims. They’re just blindly regurgitating the government’s excuses for a bad jobs report.
That’s literally what’s happening. Zero independent…
— Sunny (@sunnyright) November 1, 2024
Hurricane Ian at this same time in 2022 didn’t wreck the job report. pic.twitter.com/8knaLEKSrQ
— (@georg3) November 1, 2024
You can excuse this all you want but this is disastrous to Kamala.
— Allen (@AllenIn2112) November 1, 2024
Wow, we’ve never had hurricanes and labor strikes before
— MrMitchM3 (@dfmitchel) November 1, 2024
12,000 jobs in a country of 330 MM that was flooded with 11MM in the last 3 years. Think people. That’s not a good signal.
— Rmdee (@rmdee_67) November 1, 2024
Where did you all get this exact talking point from that every other outlet including small time regional network stations are pushing as well?
— Captain Cringe (@TravisG239) November 1, 2024
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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