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Mixed Jobs Report Shows Unemployment Down to 7.8%

Buck O Wrote: Oct 05, 2012 10:29 AM
"...only 114,000 new jobs were added in September, which isn't even enough to keep up with population growth." Therefore, the only way the unemployment rate can have gone down is for people to have stopped looking due to discouragement.
americathebeautiful Wrote: Oct 05, 2012 10:38 AM
Oh but Buck....the UNemployment went DOWN and the GDP is only at 1.3% but but but but ..... The UNemployment rate went down.
The jobs report prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics had mixed news today. Job growth was mediocre - only 114,000 new jobs were added in September, which isn't even enough to keep up with population growth. The top-line unemployment number fell to 7.8% and there was actually an increase in the labor force participation rate.

The biggest news consisted of revisions to previous reports. BLS revised the previous two months up by almost 100,000 total jobs (there were 40,000 more jobs added to August and 44,000 jobs added to July).

The economy has remained sluggish, even with the...

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