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ProSense

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Reply to earthside (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 09:49 AM

Aug 2012

"Go Figure. Or, Don't Fall for the Spin."

...OP:

The unemployment rate inched higher, from 8.2% to 8.3%, but as we've discussed many times, the figure can be misleading -- the rate sometimes goes up when more people reenter the job market.

That's not spin.

More than 160,000 jobs were created. That's not spin either.

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Job growth picks up steam in July, far exceeds expectations [View all] ProSense Aug 2012 OP

That's great news for President Obama and the nation. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #1

Ok - Keep it classy mazzarro Aug 2012 #2

If the freakin state and fed governments would just stop making things worse with layoffs n2doc Aug 2012 #3

It's the ProSense Aug 2012 #4

The fed government has been working on continuing resolutions since the baggers took over n2doc Aug 2012 #5

Maybe, ProSense Aug 2012 #6

Go Figure. Or, Don't Fall for the Spin. earthside Aug 2012 #7

From the ProSense Aug 2012 #8