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The Reality Behind the Labor Numbers

Fran148 Wrote: Oct 11, 2012 9:30 AM
Just heard today that one large state did not submit its unemployment numbers before this 7.8% was calculated. Wonder if that was on purpose. It would probably be best if they gave the unemployment numbers state by state, but then most people wouldn't take the time to read them.
skywalker58 Wrote: Oct 11, 2012 2:59 PM
Like many of these numbers, one number is provided on the day it is required or expected to be released, then a few weeks later, the number is "revised", but no one is paying attention so it doesn't make the news. If it makes the number better, the administration will make a big deal out of it, saying things are even better than we thought. If it is worse, then it is quietly changed.
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