?? Do YOU believe the latest jobs numbers ??

[Karen Margrave]

@Bill Gulley @Rich Weese
How many of you believe that the unemployment rate has actually fallen to 7.9%? What is the "actual" unemployment in your area?

How exciting! I guess with all those jobs created there will be no need to raise taxes on anyone, because money will be flowing into the treasury! Can't wait until they show us the economy is growing at the 5% or more required to get those jobs figures that fast!

Guess all that was needed to change the economy was for us to go to bed, and wake up in Wonderland!

[Bill Gulley]

I can't believe how low the pubs can stoop as to claim the labor dept would manipulate numbers for any political purpose. Anyone who believes that isn't aware of how agencies work and how many firewalls there are between such agencies and political influence, in fact, it is illegal to attempt to influence any agency official in the performance of duties....guess most here can't remember Nixon.

The rate dropped THREE TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT which happens often and SIX TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, which AVERAGES TWO TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT.

I really can have no respect for anyone as an American, who would imply that an agency of government service professionals would attempt to act politically, just insane, there are probably as many repubs as dems in those agencies. Politics is NOT discussed in federal service, it may be informally amoung friends as around any water cooler, but there is a clear line in federal service and it's a quick way to lose your job.

Yes, the numbers are just as accurate as any other month, and they will be adjusted as all historic data is after confirmation of the trends in a few months.

This only indicates a TREND, and it's positive for BO which makes it bad news for the other team, so attack the source of the numbers and imply it was from a politically motivated ploy by the Whithouse.

You can't handle the truth!