Forecast for tomorrow: be ready for a major Trump tweet storm in the morning.

[Yavin4]

Tomorrow, July's unemployment numbers will be announced. So, we'll either get a tweet from Trump bragging about the rate which won't be as bad as expected but still very bad, or we'll get a huge distraction tweet because the UE rate will be as bad or worse than expected.

Either way, get your umbrellas ready.

[soothsayer]

1. I've got my finger on the trigger...

Ready to post!

[CaptYossarian]

2. Another option is a major personnel change to distract us.

The media loves a shiny object.

[redstateblues]

3. Surely the numbers have already been massaged

[Yavin4]

5. I honestly don't think that they fudge the numbers

I just think that the number does not reflect economic reality because the very definition of a job has changed over the decades. In the 50s, 60s, and 70s, having a job meant some form of economic stability. Starting in the 80s and accelerating to today, being employed no longer means economic stability.

For example, if you're a cashier, you may work in a month but not have regular 40 hours a week. One week it will be 30 hours. The next 10. However, you will still be counted as employed by the BLS.

[TeamPooka]

4. Let's see how much they fudged the numbers, like it said in the report last month.