Don't Trust a Single Number in This Jobs Report (Or Any Jobs Report)

Yhe Atlantic ^ | Oct 5 2012 | Derek Thompson

[An Old Man]

It is a sad statement about either American politics or American sanity that when today's jobs report showed the unemployment falling below 8% for the first time in Obama's presidency, the reaction from some administration critics was: The numbers are cooked! ...

[An Old Man]

This is the way they all are. It will take a long timee to straighten out the mess they are in.

It's been a long time since I posted here.

An Old Man

[ronnie raygun]

Lying criminal bastards!

[sauropod]

bfl

Time to post, then.

[The Antiyuppie]

Here is the ONLY jobs reports I believe:

1. Number of job openings in my field within driving distance paying about as much or better with a better opportunity, combined with the number of headhunter calls (calls since 2008:0)

2. Number of job openings for my wife in her field within driving distance paying about as much or better with a better opportunity, combined with the number of headhunter calls (calls since 2009:0)

So far, total crap.
And there’s my jobs report.

[Ol' Sox]

I think I’ve discovered where SOME of these “jobs” came from. Just glanced at the local paper touting the “STEP-Up job training program” in CT. It seems $30 million of our tax dollars have enabled 297 businesses to hire 699 employees statewide. That’s $42K per. For a year. What then? No skin off the employer’s nose - they get a headcount for nothing while the money lasts. But this sure doesn’t sound like “employment” in the strict sense - although it sure does add to Obummer’s employment figures... What a racket.

[thingumbob]

Just a minute I need to correct this picture.....

There.......finished....what do you think?

[nascarnation]

Wash DC/ NoVa is the only place I’ve been in the last couple of years that looks like most of America looked pre-0bama.

[stephenjohnbanker]

All I see are half empty commercial retail centers....

[An Old Man]

Your penmanship is superb!

[Signalman]

I think this will backfire on the libs. Every radio and TV station I’ve checked today has talked about how the numbers were cooked and could not be correct. This will make the Obama crime syndicate even more suspect and devious to the average voter, than it is already.

[dforest]

I will agree, at least they could have staged this as not so obvious.

This was so obvious, only a fool would believe it!

[VanDeKoik]

The Atlantic wrote this????

[Democrat_media]

If you read the whole article you see this idiot says that we are nuts for suggesting that Obama or it's government agency the dept of Labor purposefully faked the numbers.

Well it's obvious they did fake the numbers on purpose to get the unemployment rate below 8% right in time for the election with the biggest jump in job creation in 29 years , even better than boom times when we are in a depression right now.

This is government fraud

These numbers are ALL from the GOVERNMENT.

who in their right mind trusts government to get ANYTHING right in the first place ?

This POS Obama is a criminal

This is all lies

This is criminal fraud , an October surprise and the media keeps reporting it as truth.This is lies from Obama ‘s corrupt government. Obama’s government agency
magically found biggest number of jobs in 29 years, almost 900,000 jobs in one month to lower the unemployment rate by exact amount so that it would go below 8% right in time for the election:

Total employment ‘highest one-month jump in 29 years’...

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/10/05/number-employed-people-rises-873000-september-highest-december-2008

BLS economists donate to Obama campaign...
http://freebeacon.com/meet-the-obama-donors-at-the-bls/

[RoseofTexas]

We here in the net-sphere see right through the lying BS, BUT,unfortunately the American people are so gullible and believe EVERYTHING the mediaVOMITS spew. On special report Charles K said that these numbers bring Obumbler a much need detraction from the disastrous debate. This is a number that just might win him the election...I KID YOU NOT! I can’t believe this...what does Mitt have to do to finish the beast off??

[RoseofTexas]

OOps, meant distraction not detraction

[presently no screen name]

I think I’ve discovered where SOME of these “jobs” came from. Just glanced at the local paper touting the “STEP-Up job training program” in CT.

Thanks for the report - it seems you are definitely onto something! I think Drudge or Rush would like to hear about this.

[RS_Rider]

You missed: Traitor, Usurper, Communist, Fraud, Occupier, Homosexual, Felon, Illegal Alien, Junkie, Disgrace,....many more not listed, none good.

[marygam]

Perfect. Saves me the trouble of saying it. I like visuals!

[Maryhere]

What does Mitt have to do? He has to pray and so do the rest of Americans. Our battle is not with real people, our battle is with the spirit of evil.

[musicman]

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