[RexBeach]

Well, don’t get nervous, everyone.

These folks can make their predictions, but the chances that they will be even remotely correct are pretty tiny.

Don’t sweat it.

-Rex

[elpadre]

As soon as business and industry are confident Obama is on his way out of office, the US will see a dramatic increase in economic activity and rapid rise in employment - mark my words!!!

[wolfman23601]

If the unemployment rate is still hovering around 8% in November 2012, Obama is done. The economy went in the crapper in September of 2008. We could run Attila the Hun and win in this scenerio.

[LibLieSlayer]

From the ANALysts that have been wrong on every facet of reality for the last 20 years.

LLS

[TheBattman]

Well - under the current method of calculating unemployment, the 7.7% number might be “correct”...

By then, many millions of unemployed will roll off the unemployment rolls because they have run out of benefits, so thy are no longer counted among the “unemployed”.

[Altura Ct.]

The Wall Street Journal surveyed economists and found that an average of their projections will put it at 7.7% when voters go to the polls:

Are these the economists and WSJ that so deftly predicted this whole financial debacle?

[Palter]

It will stay ugly.

A old prediction from Mish.
Mish Unemployment Projections Through 2020 - It Looks Grim

[DeaconRed]

I have no doubt that ZERO and the MSM will manipulate the numbers to show 7.7% UNEP.

[VideoDoctor]

Somebody's always predicting something

So... let me get in the act.

I predict: "If things don't change they'll stay the same".

[newzjunkey]

Wide-eyed optimists, more optimistic than gov't projections in fact.

I fully expect Obama to win reelection. He just needs to show up. It won't matter how bad things are or who is run by the GOP.

[sten]

oh really? and will the ‘lower unemployment’ also come with an increase in the number of people with jobs?

or just less people looking for work?

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