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The government shutdown may have prevented the publication of September's job report, but we can be reasonably confident that when the numbers are known, they will further underscore the Trump administration's policy incoherence and remind us of all of the damage he is prepared to inflict on the American economy. The president will most likely be apoplectic over data confirming that the economy is generating very few new jobs (the payroll processor ADP estimated a loss of 32,000 private sector jobs in September).

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The company used data from the BLS's Labor Force Statistics Current Population Survey, O*NET Online, and the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook to create the report using several parameters, including removing jobs with salaries lower than $49,500 and roles that require education higher than a Bachelor's degree. The occupations listed also had to have at least 100,000 employees who were 55 or older.

The firing of labor statistics chief Erika McEntarfer raised concerns about the reliability of economic data, with experts warning it undermines confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

About a month or two ago, the Trump administration certified all 13 regional plans for economic development in California, bolstering our efforts to develop tailored economic strategies.

"... jobs grew 22 percent and people poured into the city. But housing grew only 4 percent, creating a scarcity that caused prices to soar."

ADP's report revealed that the U.S. economy added only 37,000 jobs in May, significantly underperforming against the expected 110,000 jobs and April's 60,000.

The ADP report indicated only 37,000 jobs were added in May, significantly below the forecast of 110,000 and also lower than April's figures.

The problem is not too few manufacturing jobs. The problem is too few good jobs for workers without a college education. Policymakers should address the latter instead.