Jobs lost in december, 1,000 gain is not real number

[pasadenaboy]

from Atrios:

I'm not going to question the characters of the fine fine career professionals who worker at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I'm sure they're above taking part in any manipulation of the statistics for political purposes. But, I would like to point out that it was really convenient that the October and November jobs estimates were revised downwards in the latest reports. Otherwise, rather than 1,000 job increase we saw we could have seen a 50,000 or more job loss for the month. That wouldn't really change the economic picture in a substantial way, but it would change the headlines.



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[zbdent]

1. So, what happens when the "seasonal hiring" for covering the

Xmas shopping lays off?

More "good news" about the economy?

[nostamj]

4. uh, there was virtually NO "seasonal" hiring this year

they made existing workers work harder. the corporations DID make more money... on the backs of workers too frightened to challenge for fear of losing what work they had and the greater fear that they would find nothing else...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

2. 1,00 created jobs........2/3 are part time jobs ...that's what i heard

on the business news reports

[David Zephyr]

3. Kick.

The media is really covering Bush's ass on the jobless numbers.