the us economy creates 4000 new xjo posters

US payrolls contracted in the month of August, thus adding an additional 4,000 eligible posters for the XJO thread on Hotcopper.

A spokesman for Hotcopper cautiously remarked :

"Although we are delighted to welcome a further 4,000 eligible posters we note that they are most likely ex-government employees. A closer inspection of the US payroll numbers reveals that the Government sector shed 28,000 jobs, while the private sector added 24,000 jobs. We do however expect that the infusion of unemployed ex-public servants on the XJO thread will likely improve its average IQ by 25 basis points"