Usually “jobs numbers” refer to actual hires, so would not be affected by fake job postings.

No, those are typically estimates. For awhile now, they’ve had to be retroactively cut [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/21/economy/bls-jobs-revision...]

“Jobs numbers” refers to both the initial reports and the later revisions.

That's not usually the ones reported on in the media. The media loves to talk about job openings and unfilled postings.

Edit: why disagree?

> Edit: why disagree?

Because it is hilariously wrong. You have been operating under the false understanding, for who knows how long, that the media are talking about job postings when they are talking about jobs numbers.

There are some that talk about jobs filled, others are talking about unfilled postings. I guess you can laugh at your hilariously wrong assumption while reading this article.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/29/economy/us-job-openings-jolts...

That article is about job postings. You are demonstrating the same confusion again.

Lol OK buddy