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Fact Check: Suspicion Falls on Labor Secretary Solis as She Misleads on Jobs Numbers
breitbart.com ^ | 10/5/12 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 10/05/2012 8:27:36 AM PDT by Justaham

Suspicion about the federal government's September jobs report has fallen on Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, who appeared on CNBC this morning and defended the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), claiming--falsely--that upward revisions of 86,000 jobs were from the private sector. In fact, the new number is entirely accounted for by upwards revisions to state and federal government payrolls.

The BLS reported that while only 114,000 jobs were created in September--which would have translated into a rise in unemployment from 8.1% to 8.2%--the unemployment rate fell dramatically to 7.8%. That unusual drop is the fastest in nearly three decades, and was unexpected even in the rosiest predictions.

One reason for the rise was an upward revision of 86,000 to the July and August jobs numbers--all of which came from a 91,000 increase in the estimate of public sector jobs. Private sector job estimates were actually revised downward by 5,000.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bls; broomhilda; communism; emptychair; fakeobama; falsejobnumbers; hildasolis; holder; jobs; laborsecretary; lies; magicnumbers; mcdonaldjobs; mcjobs; noobama; obama; partime; parttimejobs; propaganda; solis; stealingamerica; trickthepeople; tyranny; unemployment; voterfraud
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To: Biggirl

Technically, the people protesting for the left are “employed”, so maybe this figure is accurate.


61 posted on 10/05/2012 9:24:58 AM PDT by jughandle
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To: jda

The obama loyalistas are just as happy if people are afraid to challenge the”won” for fear of retribution.


62 posted on 10/05/2012 9:26:07 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Biggirl

You dont believe in liberal media spin and their ability to advance an agenda?

And where do you get off being so dismissive of a polite response?


63 posted on 10/05/2012 9:27:10 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST)
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To: jughandle

Professor protesters.


64 posted on 10/05/2012 9:27:41 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: opentalk

CCN had a woman on who has lost her job, admits Romney did better, she is underwater but called the other night just a one off and she will still vote obama.

This is how stupid the left is, they seriously have no facts, which when faced with real facts like Romney did the left have no come back,

Talking points , taking points, talking points as always witht hese dumb fools.

The media HQ’s need to be protested and I woudl love to see an investigation if we take power into how the media worked with this white house to lie and get their messiah elected., Oh and unseal those records, investigate the DOJ and Hlder and bring charges when needed.


65 posted on 10/05/2012 9:28:24 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Biggirl

I almost wonder if some of the employees at the bls didn’t put out the incredibly ridiculous number as a protest of the monthly fudging that the regime has been doing from the beginning. It could be a protest that is intended to accent the corruption of the numbers.


66 posted on 10/05/2012 9:30:30 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (christian.bahits.com)
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To: Justaham

“Only in an era of depressingly diminished expectations could the September jobs report be called a good one. It really isn’t. Not at all.

1. Yes, the U-3 unemployment rate fell to 7.8%, the first time it has been below 8% since January 2009. But that’s only due to a flood of 582,000 part-time jobs. As the Labor Department noted:

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) rose from 8.0 million in August to 8.6 million in September. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.

2. And take-home pay? Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by just 1.8 percent. When you take inflation into account, wages are flat to down...”

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/10/the-sickly-stagnant-september-jobs-report/


67 posted on 10/05/2012 9:32:33 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: Justaham

Great! This will certainly help Obama some more...


68 posted on 10/05/2012 9:34:12 AM PDT by Mr. K ("The only thing the World would hate more than the USA in charge is the USA NOT in charge")
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To: Justaham

Only in the Communist administration of Obama can more people be thrown out of work but there is less unemployment. Communist propaganda only works on the feeble minded.


69 posted on 10/05/2012 9:34:34 AM PDT by CodeToad (Padme: "So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.")
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To: Justaham
HIGHEST 1 MONTH JUMP IN 29 YEARS

LOL!

70 posted on 10/05/2012 9:34:34 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Justaham

Maybe the BLS adopted the welfare work requirements, so if someone wrote in a journal or got a message they “worked”.


71 posted on 10/05/2012 9:35:44 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: ColdOne

The Kenyan desperately needed a bellow 8% unemployment number to rally behind to shut down Romney and the Republicans # offensive argument, jobs. And his minions gave it to him.

Now that pesky 8% unemployment number has been removed from future debates!


72 posted on 10/05/2012 9:35:54 AM PDT by Bellagio
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To: Justaham

In July, 181,000 jobs were added: 8.3% unemployment
In August, 142,000 jobs were added: 8.1% unemployment
September, 114,000 jobs were added: 7.8% unemployment.
Yeah, right! Anything to get re-elected!


73 posted on 10/05/2012 9:38:45 AM PDT by xuberalles ("The Right Stuff" Conservative Novelties http://www.zazzle.com/xuberalles)
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To: Justaham

In July, 181,000 jobs were added: 8.3% unemployment
In August, 142,000 jobs were added: 8.1% unemployment
September, 114,000 jobs were added: 7.8% unemployment.
Yeah, right! Anything to get re-elected!


74 posted on 10/05/2012 9:38:53 AM PDT by xuberalles ("The Right Stuff" Conservative Novelties http://www.zazzle.com/xuberalles)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

Yea, we need a more serious president. You can’t begin to address unemployment if you won’t even report honest numbers. This shows obama has no intention of doing that. It’s all a political game to him. People are hurting and they ought to be very angry by this stunt.


75 posted on 10/05/2012 9:39:10 AM PDT by virgil
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To: Justaham

” One reason for the rise was an upward revision of 86,000 to the July and August jobs numbers—all of which came from a 91,000 increase in the estimate of public sector jobs. Private sector job estimates were actually revised downward by 5,000.”

Thank you, BB


76 posted on 10/05/2012 9:39:55 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

"How ODD that the last time unemployment was 7.8% was JANUARY 2009, OBAMA'S FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE."

To put it a different way: Obama blew five trillion dollars, and all we got was the same lousy high unemployment rate...

77 posted on 10/05/2012 9:43:49 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: C19fan

I always watch cnbc and this is the first time I ever heard them accusing an administration of flat out lying. This could be bad for barry


78 posted on 10/05/2012 9:48:57 AM PDT by italianquaker (The 47 pct need to pay their fair share)
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To: xuberalles

Are we really supposed to believe that September was the magical month that 800,000 people got part-time jobs? What were the part-time jobs numbers in previous month? Really, this is crazy.


79 posted on 10/05/2012 9:49:12 AM PDT by Windy City Conservative (Kyle Smith)
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To: Justaham

No way. Many part time and seasonal jobs were eliminated with the summer tourist season over with and student workers going back to school. There will be part time seasonal jobs opening up again during the holidays but I don’t see as many this year as in the past. People won’t be spending as much during the holidays as they’ve done in the past and if gas is high then they won’t travel.


80 posted on 10/05/2012 9:50:25 AM PDT by bgill
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