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To: Erik Latranyi
Isn’t this the second week that claims fall because the previous week’s number was revised upward?

It's a game of shells... EVERY week, they revise the previous week upwards, so it looks like there's a decrease. So... Last week was reported as 370,000... Revised upward to 372,000... So, today's 370,000 looks like a dip... Fuzzy math

If they wanted to be fair about it, they'd always incorporate the revision together with the new change. In this case... DOWN 2,000 from the REVISED figure from last week, and UP 2,000 due to the revision...

Flat. Period. No change. The rest is bull.

5 posted on 05/24/2012 6:52:51 AM PDT by NE Cons (Huge Palin Fan. Was a Hard-Core Perry supporter. Now Hard-Core ABO)
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To: NE Cons

why don’t they just not report numbers for one week and then we can report numbers that won’t need revision on a one week lag basis. No, too simple and how would Obama be able to play smoke and mirrors


35 posted on 05/24/2012 11:03:36 AM PDT by kushnejz
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