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21. Yeah except if the official government numbers for Oct come out at 7.6% Romnuts will now say that is

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 09:13 PM

Oct 2012

an increase of 0.3% in just 2 weeks!

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Gallup: The Unemployment Rate Is Collapsing [View all] Happyhippychick Oct 2012 OP

Excellent news. berni_mccoy Oct 2012 #1

Excellent timing. About 2 weeks for that to generate a dozen nat'l stories HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #7

read the comments ibegurpard Oct 2012 #2

They believe it's optimism aimed at a pending Romney presidency Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #3

Thank God... robbob Oct 2012 #36

I know you were being sarcastic but even if...... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #37

Yeah, they keep quoting U-6, Kencorburn Oct 2012 #12

Welcome to DU, Kencorburn! calimary Oct 2012 #32

I'm still looking... Johnny Noshoes Oct 2012 #4

I'm also seeing a ton more jobs in the past few months. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #9

Obama should push this message harder. Reagan had morning in America this should be ours. craigmatic Oct 2012 #5

Oh, those Chicago boys arely staircase Oct 2012 #6

US housing construction jumps to 4-year high ErikJ Oct 2012 #8

We been posting positions and hiring like crazy lartely. EnviroBat Oct 2012 #10

There are something like 23 million unemployed/under employed golfguru Oct 2012 #11

I know a lot of 50 plus year old unemployed men Mojorabbit Oct 2012 #22

I thought I had read 15 million in a fact check article Jimbo S Oct 2012 #48

Isn't this due to the baby boomer's retiring? As they retire then young people fill their jobs. Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #13

KR boingboinh Oct 2012 #14

Welcome to DU, boingboinh! calimary Oct 2012 #35

Yes, it's that "liberally-manipulated" numbers racket that kept Obama above the (fictitious) zbdent Oct 2012 #15

He did, but Politicalboi Oct 2012 #19

just in time to lower them zbdent Oct 2012 #20

Woot! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #16

Let's see if The Washington Post, let alone Fox News, condescends to post this. CBHagman Oct 2012 #17

If gallup says that figure, it's probably actually even lower. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #18

Yeah except if the official government numbers for Oct come out at 7.6% Romnuts will now say that is yellowcanine Oct 2012 #21

Great news probably the best news there could be right now azurnoir Oct 2012 #23

Gallup posted 7.3% right after the 7.8 came out ffr Oct 2012 #24

The Friday prior to election day, correct?? SkyDaddy7 Oct 2012 #26

Again, if Romeny wins this election... SkyDaddy7 Oct 2012 #25

It happens that way all the time. wisteria Oct 2012 #27

SCOTUS is the elephant in the room that.... maddogesq Oct 2012 #28

I guess RMoney was right, there will be an adjustment.... Digital Puppy Oct 2012 #29

Labor Department figures do not agree... sharkman25 Oct 2012 #30

Welcome to DU, both of you - Digital Puppy and sharkman25! calimary Oct 2012 #33

Muchos Gracias Amigo! BTW...Rollin' outtta bed now...work boots on! sharkman25 Oct 2012 #38

Superb! I'll meet you in the trenches! calimary Oct 2012 #45

Not really.. those weekly numbers jump all over the place.. DCBob Oct 2012 #34

I've had 3 unemployed family/friends get jobs in the last 3 weeks. denverbill Oct 2012 #31

Nonsense! It's a conspiracy! Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #39

Brought to you by Carl's Jr.! Harry Monroe Oct 2012 #40

You are not fooling anyone, Jack Welch! tclambert Oct 2012 #41

Obamacare will spark a boom cycle Politicub Oct 2012 #42

i am sure the republiCONs will spin it to "Obama manipulated the jobs numbers to help him win." TruthBeTold65 Oct 2012 #43

Great news! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #44

Karl Rove has Gallup in his pocket FamilyMan Oct 2012 #46

hopefully their unemloyment polls are alot more accurate than their daily tracking polls LW1977 Oct 2012 #47

All of this needs to be emphasized donna123 Oct 2012 #49

Fuck Gallup fujiyama Oct 2012 #50