Surprise! Jobless Claims Up 78,000 Week After Election; PA, OH Worst Hit

Big Government ^ | Nov. 15, 2012 | Joel B. Pollak

[Free ThinkerNY]

The Department of Labor has announced that new jobless claims rose by a staggering 78,000 in the first week after the election, reaching a seasonally-adjusted total of 439,000. Over the past year, and in the weeks leading up to the election, jobless claims were said to be declining, dipping as low as 339,000, with the media proclaiming that they had reached the "lowest level in more than four years." Now, suddenly, the news seems far less rosy.

From the Department of Labor press release this morning:

In the week ending November 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 439,000, an increase of 78,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 361,000. The 4-week moving average was 383,750, an increase of 11,750 from the previous week's revised average of 372,000.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Obama media already going with the narrative that the skyrocket in Unemployment claims is because of Sandy..it has NOTHING to do with Sandy, it has EVERYTHING to do with Obama being re-elected and what an epic disaster he is for our country, of course the pravda media will still blame Sandy even though Ohio wasn’t even affected by Sandy at all

[factmart]

No president has got reelected with less votes than in his first term until zero.

Any one who didn't vote for Romney is a traitor to freedom and America.

All things that happen in the next four years can be blamed on those voters.

[Gaffer]

Well, of course unemployment in Ohio has gone up drastically. There were upwards of a hundred thousand or more Obama Democrats who were paid to vote multiple times.

Not that the election is over, they are once again, unemployed...perfectly understandable.

[steel_resolve]

Who Cares? F Ohio and Pa. They voted for the Obamanation, they get the Obamanation. For the people in those states that didn’t? Move.

[hal ogen]

To those in those states who voted for nobama and his liberal minions at any level...Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[The Cajun]

Surprise! Jobless Claims Up 78,000 Week After Election; PA, OH Worst Hit

Well who could have seen that coming? < /Sarcasm >
Too bad about Pa. and Oh. Obobo voters laid off. < /Sarcasm >

[NonValueAdded]

I have come to expect the unexpected

[JoshuaLawrenceChamberlain]

Burn baby burnnnnn! I hope he fails. I hope those states that gave him their EVs also fail. Burn baby burnnnnnn

[EEGator]

I voted for Romney, but to blame those who didn’t is BS. How about blaming the people who actually voted for Obama?

[VanDeKoik]

In honor of PA and OH. A familiar tune to celebrate their “achievement”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

[toolman1401]

What the numbers were cooked? There are more jobless people on the dole than was thought? Say it isn't so; the lamestream media and this administration would never tell a lie right?

[Joe Marine 76]

IBIBF - “In before: ‘It’s Bush’s Fault’”

[cherry]

a populace that doesn't have jobs can't buy American cars, can't support museums, parks,theater,sports....can't buy vacation homes and big boats and suv's and take airplane trips.....

they think that a govt class will be able to support the economy, think again...

the govt class will just become the target for crime...

[cherry]

those people in Ohio and Pa had to KNOW that voting fraud was going on....if they really cared, they would have put a stop to it....

I'm ashamed that any Pub governor didn't do more to ensure fair elections...

[VanDeKoik]

Or maybe they can pass their Electoral Votes to Romney. It isn’t too late. HINT HINT!!!!!

[mwl8787]

I have come to expect the unexpected

Well stated. And I think we are in for some twists and turns from Boehner and the House leadership. So let's all take a deep breath and not start a civil war within 5 minutes. There may be a method to some upcoming madness.

[RedMDer]

[Vigilanteman]

[bgill]

Just wait until the numbers for the re-election lay offs hit.

[keats5]

THANK YOU! There are a lot of great Ohioans, who did the best they could to get Obama out of office. Let’s not condemn the whole state.