Alex Wagner just announced on MSNBC

[octoberlib]

That the WSJ is reporting the release of the jobs report numbers will be delayed maybe until after the election. Wing nuts will be FURIOUS!

[Change Happens]

1. WOW! I was thinking about this what if last night!!! Jack Welch's head is going to explode!

And I will love it...

[brooklynite]

2. Did she say why?

Delaying the numbers, good or bad, would seem to be a very bad idea, unless they assume markets will still be closed on Friday.

[fugop]

5. Because of govt closures, I assume.

People aren't working for at least today and tomorrow. I assume that's two days of lost work on putting the report together.

Doesn't matter anyway. If the numbers are good, the wingers assume they're cooked. If bad, they'll crow. If they get held, let em whine.

[octoberlib]

11. She didn't say why

She mentioned it right before the end of her show.

[TroyD]

3. Why would the Jobs Report be delayed?

Isn't it likely to be a good one? Gallup's numbers are showing unemployment down around 7.2%

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Federal government is shut down. I work for the government and we'll be closed tomorrow and

maybe Wednesday as well.

[underpants]

6. Link

Friday jobs report to be delayed?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/10/29/obama-romney-jobs-report/1666153/

"We will assess the situation when the weather emergency is over and notify the press and public of any changes at that time," said Gary Steinberg, spokesman for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the data arm of the department.

From The Wall Street Journal:

"The Labor Department is also scheduled to release its third-quarter employment cost index Wednesday, and the third-quarter productivity and weekly jobless claims reports Thursday.

"The most closely watched is Friday's jobs report, which will give the final measure the unemployment ahead of next week's presidential election.

[Tennessee Gal]

7. Wing nuts will say Obama planned this storm just to hide the numbers.

The government shut down due to the storm is all a big conspiracy. You know that is what they will say.

[progressivebydesign]

8. would the report, if released, include data from this week and all the closures and such???

I was just thinking about how these kinds of storms always tank the unemployment numbers, as so many people can file for temp unemployment when the storms hit.

[naviman]

17. I believe they already have the data

They interview people in the second week of the month I believe. So this delay is just about putting the numbers together, not actually getting the data.

[Dawgs]

9. As far as I'm concerned, that was Romney's last "game changer".

It's not good for Obama if the numbers were positive, but at the same time it CAN'T help Romney if the numbers were poor.

[pnwmom]

10. I bet the numbers are good. The Gallup numbers are. n/t

[WallaceRitchie]

12. NOOOOO

I WANT the Jobs Report to come out. Numbers are looking better. Gallup's 30 day average is down to 7.2%. It was only 0.1% off the actual number last month. I want to see the RWNJs explode when it drops again!

[C_U_L8R]

13. Is this the scene where...

the Randolph and Mortimer Duke demand that the exchange be reopened?

[WallaceRitchie]

14. Koch Bros?

Ha! Maybe.

[pointsoflight]

15. Good chance they would've been good.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. Just WSJ NOT Labor Dept on Friday !!!!!!

Ed O'Keefe ‏@edatpost
Bureau of Labor Statistics: "working hard to ensure the timely release of employment data on Friday." Plan is for "business as usual" Friday
Retweeted by The Washington Post

[octoberlib]

22. Looks like the WSJ was just trying to start some drama nt

[Firebirds01]

18. The Hannity Forum

already has 63 replies on the story. Of course this is a conspiracy by the marxist socialist president.


Hannity Hannity fans

[BlueDemKev]

23. Oh sure...

...because we all KNOW that the Wall Street Journal is really a "left-wing rag" that's in bed with President Obama. I actually had to cancel my subscription with that newspaper back in 2009, because I couldn't STAND it's editorial comments. The last straw was when they called the health care bill "Fannie Med." Nothing but a propaganda publication for the far right.

[tarheelsunc]

19. But this month's numbers should be better than last month's, it helps the wingnuts if delayed

[JiminyJominy]

20. I think

the the unemployment rate was likely to stay at 7.8% after adjustments. so a delay would be good for O if anything.

on a side note...Alex Wagner is kinda delicious.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. No, I believe they still were supposed to be released.

Which is good for us.

I saw where the Labor Dept. was supposed to still be getting them out in Friday.


On edit, and I hope this works on my phone this time.

In a statement to BuzzFeed, the Department of Labor said it is working to get the report out on Friday as scheduled.

"The employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics are working hard to ensure the timely release of employment data on Friday, November 2," the statement said. "It is our intention that Friday will be business as usual regarding the October Employment Situation Report."

The immediate reaction on Twitter was sharply negative, with conservatives saying it was convenient that the report which could provide bad news for President Barack Obama would be delayed. And many Democrats warned that a delay in the survey would undermine the nonpartisan office's credibility with the public — already strained from baseless, but widespread, accusations that they gamed the numbers in September.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/dept-of-labor-aims-for-jobs-numbers-friday-despi?s=mobile

[Tenleytown]

24. walking that back

They better get their shit together on that story because Andrea Mitchell just said last hour that the story wasn't true--that the report is still coming

[Lone_Star_Dem]

25. It's not true, see my post above.

Hopefully the link will work for you. If not google it. The story is on buzzfeed.

[bushisanidiot]

26. It's strange that the Oct. numbers would be released so early anyway. There's usually

at least a week after the end of the month before they are released. Andrea Mitchell said the numbers
for October have already been calculated.. but.. uh.. IT'S STILL OCTOBER! how can they be calculated?

[sinkingfeeling]

27. Hope by now, they're furious at the WSJ for reporting a lie.