{"id":663584,"date":"2026-09-05T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=663584"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:58:05","slug":"august-job-report-proves-77-expert-economists-dead-wrong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=663584","title":{"rendered":"August job report proves 77 \u2018expert\u2019 economists dead wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1311999054-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A survey of 77 economists was a complete waste of time after the August jobs report proved every one of them wrong.<\/p>\n<p>National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joined Fox News to discuss the report, which showed that the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August. He noted that this defies the expectations of a large number of economists who had been surveyed by\u00a0Bloomberg, with \u201cevery single one of them\u201d getting the number wrong \u201cby a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> WOW! In a stunning loss for the \u201cexperts,\u201d it was just revealed that 77 economists were asked about their expectations for the August jobs report\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS WRONG. +162,000 ADDED.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f525.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f525.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WH ECONOMIC DIRECTOR HASSETT: \u201cAll 77 got the number wrong \u2014 and by a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dx2MVVXEQZ\">pic.twitter.com\/dx2MVVXEQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2095873036364775795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you recall, last month what happened was there was a kind of strange seasonal adjustment problem and so there was a big reduction in employment for teachers. And we knew that was going to come back once school started up and that we\u2019d have a strong number, but this number skyrocketed so much more than we expected,\u201d Hassett said. \u201cTo put it in perspective,\u00a0<em>Bloomberg <\/em>surveyed 77 economists and said, \u2018What do you think the jobs number\u2019s gonna be?\u2019 And this blew past every single one of them. All 77 got the number wrong, and by a lot. This number is four standard deviations above the average of their forecast. This is one of the best numbers relative to expectations I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>X users weighed in on the experts once again getting it so very, very wrong:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They were not wrong. They on purpose made bad \u2018predictions\u2019 hoping to hurt the economy and thus Trump. Needless to say, they will do it again. And again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vladimir Arendarik (@Vlado_Arendarik) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Vlado_Arendarik\/status\/2096163965898268857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The experts\u2026..<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyJ6KfdL3i\">https:\/\/t.co\/WyJ6KfdL3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony DeCeanne (@deceanne) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/deceanne\/status\/2095874281896914977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And now all these asshole liberal Democrats silent\u2026 after actively rooting against the economy while also rooting for the Islamic radicals terrorists of the Middle East! The Big Tent of rotting cesspool shit! Thank you, Democratic party. Can you do anything right?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 catch22 (@DavidDjscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidDjscott\/status\/2095920774175453268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like the experts aren\u2019t so expert after all, and obviously suffer from TDS. Anti-American clowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WrinkleWormG (@WrinklewormG) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WrinklewormG\/status\/2095874203480105016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Job numbers are great \u2013 biggest problem is gas prices and energy prices such as Natural Gas, Heating fuels as winter is nearly upon us!!!<br \/>\nIt\u2019s super high right now to heat a home vs cool it so we gotta get this done NOW before winter!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WickedAfterlife (@WAServers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WAServers\/status\/2095873314526761359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1311999054-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"August job report proves 77 \u2018expert\u2019 economists dead wrong\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey of 77 economists was a complete waste of time after the August jobs report proved every one of them wrong. 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