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doc03

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3. You know Mitt would do better he would have added 12 million

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:05 AM

Oct 2012

jobs in September. Also Obama had to have the numbers cooked.

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Damn GOOD Jobs Report: 'What's going on here? These are big jumps up!' [View all] bigtree Oct 2012 OP

wow. This is a Stellar report across the board JuveDem Oct 2012 #1

Thanks for the info awake Oct 2012 #2

You know Mitt would do better he would have added 12 million doc03 Oct 2012 #3

You right-wing troll bluestate10 Oct 2012 #18

Tweet this up!! Doodler71 Oct 2012 #4

Hasn't Consumer Confidence been going way up over the last month? writes3000 Oct 2012 #5

I was thinking the same thing, writes bigtree Oct 2012 #6

Yep, maybe confidence was a leading indicator. My Pet Goat Oct 2012 #8

I'll reply with another tweet Inuca Oct 2012 #13

Cue the "Stock Market Watch" naysayers in 3, 2, 1,... n/t A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #7

fugetaboutem bigtree Oct 2012 #9

Markets up Historic NY Oct 2012 #22

873,000 more people back to work in what amount of time? gollygee Oct 2012 #10

Total employment rose by 873,000 in September bigtree Oct 2012 #14

The larger number could include certain job categories like Teachers and seasonal workers. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #17

Teachers are not unemployed in the summer, we don't collect adigal Oct 2012 #20

Both surveys are seasonally adjusted. And unlike another responder, unemployment benefits have NOTH progree Oct 2012 #32

They measure slightly different things and use a different definition of employment mathematic Oct 2012 #29

They are two separate surveys ... progree Oct 2012 #31

Boom. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #11

Several DU Obama critics love using the words "dismal" and "anemic" to describe the August job #s alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #12

At the time, I explained the August jobs report abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #25

Too late to hop on now, the train has left the station. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #15

The colors on that chart need to be reversed. JaneQPublic Oct 2012 #16

Today's jobs report in six graphs (alas no political party coding) bigtree Oct 2012 #19

Another graph that helps explain things: bhikkhu Oct 2012 #24

Ezra Klein has also answered the Right-Wingers claiming Obama is 'cooking the books!' LongTomH Oct 2012 #36

OH HAPPY DAY!!!!! K and R goclark Oct 2012 #21

The readjustments, at least for me jsmirman Oct 2012 #23

Right when Koch & others were opening their checkbooks for Willard.. flamingdem Oct 2012 #26

Imagine VWolf Oct 2012 #27

7% bigtree Oct 2012 #28

It's what the President explained during the debate with honesty and integrity... politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #30

well said, politicaljack bigtree Oct 2012 #34

Thanks. I only spoke the truth in that statement. politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #35

This Is How Obama Did It! RetroGamer1971 Oct 2012 #33

unemployment Rate has dropped by 1.2% over the past year bigtree Oct 2012 #37