Reply #46: first, I am not the one making claims

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I only noted that the ARTICLE you quoted compared last year to this year, not last month to this month. I was behind the curve in that you were arguing with DrToast over the report upthread, but I never claimed that I had dug into the report.

However, reading your link does not lead me to think that "the unemployment drop is bogus"

According to that very link, the labor force grew by 111,000 and the number of discouraged workers grew by 136,000 but it also says that the number employed grew by 541,000 and the number of unemployed fell by 430,000.

So I guess this proves your point that it is really all bad news for the economy and we shouldn't believe Obama administration spin about supposed good news?

It also says that the number of people working part-time fell by 849,000. (meaning they went from part-time to full-time, another little bit of GOOD news).

So, are you telling the truth, or looking for ways to spin this against the Obama administration and the Democratic Party? Because the truth looks pretty good from where I sit.

Granted it is counter-intuitive how a 20,000 loss translates into lower unemployment, but it comes from two reports. The household survey never matches with the establishment survey and the household survey is showing a gain and that's where the unemployment rate comes from.