You are correct! Many of the alleged jobs created are not in reality jobs companies will actually fill. These are positions they “fish” for applicants and collect resumes for possible future positions.
Overqualified for min wage jobs and entry level...yes..oh...over 50 and disabled.....no response (some companies interview just for reporting statistics)
The BLS stats are pure rubbish!
Yes, I will accept part time.
Yes, I will accept lower wages then I was earning before.
Yes, I will do grunt work.
I think I have proved that by the temp jobs I have taken.
I have started my own business and the way it has been growing I will be able to draw something like a salary sometime in the next couple of years. But I need something to cover the bills right now.