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   From: java@boner.org   
      
   On 2/18/2025 2:18 AM, useapen wrote:   
   > President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of federal government   
   > workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington, D.C.,   
   > that could get worse as the efforts intensify.   
      
   "Chocolate City USA" is a national disgrace.   
      
   > Since Trump has taken office, nearly 4,000 workers in the city have filed   
   > for unemployment insurance as part of a surge that began at the start of   
   > the new year, according to Labor Department figures not adjusted for   
   > seasonal factors.   
   >   
   > In all, just shy of 7,000 claims have been filed in the six weeks of the   
   > new year, or about 55% more than in the prior six-week period. Filings   
   > rose to 1,780 for the week ending Feb. 8, a 36% increase from the prior   
   > week and more than four times around the same period in 2024.   
      
   The federal government should not be hiring unqualified affirmative   
   action employees from chocolate city in the first place.   
      
   > By contrast, the total level of claims in the U.S. has been moving little,   
   > with the four-week moving average of initial claims at 216,000, little   
   > changed from the beginning of the year and actually trending lower for the   
   > most part over the past several months.   
   >   
   > The jump in D.C. claims comes as Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of   
   > Government Efficiency advisory board have ordered layoffs across the   
   > government structure and instituted buyout programs for early retirement.   
   >   
   > “I expect it to go higher, and definitely we’ll be watching it very   
   > closely,” said Raj Namboothiry, senior vice president at Manpower North   
   > America, the workforce solutions company.   
      
   Higher and higher.  The federal government is failing for the same   
   reason the post office is, DEI.   
      
   > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unemployment-spikes-washington-dc-   
   > trump-musk-rcna192398   
      
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