“No jobs Friday,” or as millions of out-of-work Americans call it, “Friday.”
Best we can do: U.S. economy created/lost XXX,XXX jobs in September.
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) October 4, 2013
#ShutNado has gobbled up the Labor Department’s September jobs report, but do we really need a government agency to tell us how the job market is doing?
Since the govt is in #shutdown mode, I'll give the jobs report: "Employment #s for Sept were mixed & unexpected. Aug #s have been revised"
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 4, 2013
@weeklystandard Without the jobs report, how will we know which numbers we are supposed to believe indicate that the economy is improving?
— Poor Substitute for Publius (@psforpublius) October 4, 2013
Even HuffPo knows:
We don't need a jobs report to tell us the job market is lousy http://t.co/EdDB80Lg1O
— HuffPost Business (@HuffPostBiz) October 4, 2013
We don’t have the Bureau of Labor Statistics to fill us in on the econo-meh today, but as always, we have a better source: Jim Pethokoukis.
The September jobs report: Here’s what it would have been http://t.co/bScrOEMhwd
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) October 4, 2013
Why the Sept. unemployment rate would have dramatically understated US job market weaknesshttp://t.co/f757DpkbP0
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) October 4, 2013
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