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US jobless rate falls to 7.8 pct., 44-month low
Yahoo News ^ | October 5, 2012

Posted on 10/05/2012 5:44:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate fell because more people found work, a trend that could impact the presidential election.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; bhomcjobs; democratcorruption; election2012; fraud; jobless; lies; mcjobs; propaganda; recovery; unemployment
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161 posted on 10/05/2012 6:55:59 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: mrs9x

Or on paper, or they pulled the numbers out of their asses. The truth is, if anything, the job numbers went the other way. To Wit: lost.


162 posted on 10/05/2012 6:56:32 AM PDT by sport
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To: Obadiah
Perfect timing to impress the early voters!

Curious how Romney will respond to these bogus numbers. Whatever he says will be treated as 'sour grapes' so he should explain how these numbers don't add up and leave suspicion in the minds of voters!

163 posted on 10/05/2012 7:02:18 AM PDT by StarFan
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To: chiller

With the Libya coverup and now this bogus unemployment date, it is time that Romney/Ryan bring up the importance of restoring honesty to government.


164 posted on 10/05/2012 7:03:19 AM PDT by KansasGirl ("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
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To: mrs9x; All
I hate the denigration implicit of "burger flippers" and other part-time workers because work is work. We should be happy they're holding down some job. The article says there are more part-timers who want full time than there had been. Seasonal hiring is upon us.

Coming a month before the reelection vote, this can't be coincidental since the prior drops had come from people giving up their search.

Unfortunately it may be enough to save O with the media machine geared towards helping him. They've run with this like a press release instead of "digging deeper" for analysis.

After Romney's brilliant performance on Wednesday, this is a devastating propaganda piece.

165 posted on 10/05/2012 7:03:23 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Osama's dead... and so is our ambassador - Coulter.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Okaaaaaaaaay.

I get it now.....

This is the BLS's October SURPRISE!!!!!

Had they published those results on April 1, we would have known then, too, that the numbers were fudged, faked, manipulated, massaged, and they were the BLS's WAG.
166 posted on 10/05/2012 7:05:28 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

According to the Dept. of Labor 873,000 more people are employed than from the previous month! There is no way almost 1 million jobs were created in just 4 weeks!

DEPT OF LABOR: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm

FRAUD!!!


167 posted on 10/05/2012 7:06:21 AM PDT by avacado
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is the biggest lie! Obama must think we are stupid! How many companies did Obama beg not to lay off until after the election? 3
that we know of... How many people did the government hire last month to make this number? ALOT. Obama did this because no president has ever been elected with unemployment over 8%. DON’T BE FOOLED! WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN LIKE!


168 posted on 10/05/2012 7:08:22 AM PDT by Ohiobelle
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To: Ohiobelle

IT IS THE ONLY THING POSITIVE HE COULD CAMPAIGN ABOUT!!!


169 posted on 10/05/2012 7:10:01 AM PDT by Ohiobelle
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This juicing of the numbers verges on the criminal but this also should cause everyone to question the validity of the statistics OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

My guess is they were and are just as dismal as the carter years.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been lying for the regime since day one.


170 posted on 10/05/2012 7:10:12 AM PDT by RetSignman (Remember the 2010 movement...Next Tsunami wave is building.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3
The rate fell because more people found work, a trend that could impact the presidential election.


171 posted on 10/05/2012 7:12:12 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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7.8% - or - really 11% plus?

Figures lie & Liars figure

Many of these alleged “new jobs” are only part time and/or temporary -

I see Obama has his thugs out calling Mitt Romney a liar on TV now after his lousy debate perfomance in Denver - I guess Obama wil start blaming John Elway of the Denver Broncos and even Johnson of the New York Jets for endorsing Romney.

The real unemployment pecentage (non-farm) is 11% now - including farm workers it is now 17%

They cheated down the unemployed numbers by instantly taking off all those that have given up even looking for work by advertising on TV to double everyone on food stamps and putting many millions more on permanent Social Security Disabled status by loosening up the requirements

- Obama also has already knocked down fulltime hours to 30 hours a week so employers must give them Obamacare and pay huge premiums -

- What will Obama do when small business employers cut all part time workers down to only 25 hours a week?

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172 posted on 10/05/2012 7:12:58 AM PDT by devolve (----- ------- ------------c.1000_and_c.1620-------- ----------------------------)
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To: avacado

The BLS probably counted those who sold a certain percentage of goods on eBay/Craigslist as self-employed.


173 posted on 10/05/2012 7:13:57 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: Ohiobelle
How many companies did Obama beg not to lay off until

No begging required. First, he has supporters in industry, greased with government funds. Second he has lots of carrots and sticks at the IRS (and other agencies). The carrots are poisoned of course, but people still eat them.

174 posted on 10/05/2012 7:15:08 AM PDT by palmer (Jim, please bill me 50 cents for this completely useless post)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; sickoflibs
surprise !!! cant change horse mid stream of recovery...no wheres the rally round the flag military excursion going to be...flip a coin tween libya and syria, and maybe the Israelis will go for broke too !!!

four more yrs...four more yrs.../progspeak...

175 posted on 10/05/2012 7:16:22 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: mountainlion

Civilian Labor force
Table A-1
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm

Not Seasonally Adjusted
155,255 - 155,075 = -180,000
Now apply the magic of seasonal adjustment and
-180,000 ==> + 418.000

Participation rat
Not seasonally adjusted
63.7 - 63.6 = -0.1
Now apply the magic of seasonal adjustment and
-0.1 ==> +0.1


176 posted on 10/05/2012 7:16:55 AM PDT by khelus
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To: cotton1706
I doubt (at least I severely hope) that the people will not be fooled by these manipulations

I read a lot of comments on Yahoo- very few are buying it.

177 posted on 10/05/2012 7:17:18 AM PDT by Red Boots
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To: TexasNative2000
Only 114,000 jobs added, yet the rate drops from 8.2% to 7.8%.

Take another look. That '114K' number grew to '873K' in just the past few days.

178 posted on 10/05/2012 7:21:20 AM PDT by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: palmer

I think the phrase to be used is “The Potemkin Unemployment Rate” because that rate is as fake as they come, a false front.


179 posted on 10/05/2012 7:26:22 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: khelus; All

OOPS

Forgot some zeroes and one piece of info:

Table A-1
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm

Civilian Labor force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
155,255,000 - 155,075,000 = -180,000
Now apply the magic of seasonal adjustment
-180,000 becomes + 418.000

Participation rate
Not seasonally adjusted
63.7 - 63.6 = -0.1
Now apply the magic of seasonal adjustment
-0.1 becomes +0.1

Employed
Not Seasonally adjusted
143,333,000 - 140,107,000 = -3,226
Now apply the magic of seasonal adjustment
-3,226 becomes +873,000


180 posted on 10/05/2012 7:40:10 AM PDT by khelus
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