[raybbr]

We lost two guys in our department.

[Roccus]

Economists see payrolls up by 85,000, according to a Reuters survey, after a tepid 18,000 gain in June. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 9.2 percent.

...after a month of 400(+)K/wk initial claims, 12(+)K/wk increases in continuing claims and near 0% growth? LOL!!

[calex59]

The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 9.2 percent.

This is BS. Hold steady? How the he** is it doing that when massive layoffs in most of the states took place this month. The libs lie constantly to try and prop up the Bozo.

[_a_0_0_]

what on earth do they hope the jobs report will do for them?

[Roccus]

IMO, the embargo on the numbers will be (quietly) broken and there will be a wave of front running.
Watch the futures between 7:30 and 8:30 EDT and see which way they run.

[SkyPilot]

The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 9.2 percent.

Cooked books: the real unemployment number is about 22%.

[tobyhill]

I think the “experts” are low-balling the numbers. My guess is 110,000 (”better than expected”) but the unemployment rate rises to 9.3%.

[tomkat]

Economists see payrolls up by 85,000, according to a Reuters survey

By mid-week:  .. we unexpectedly reported 'up' instead of 'down' ..

Of course, that's if a shred of conscience could be amalgamated at Reuters .. otherwise *crickets*

[bert]

-——as investors continued to sell-——

every share sold was bought

[surfer]

Of course they will announce an inflated number today to try to stop this nonsense and then announce an adjustment downward in a couple of weeks...

It is amazing just how badly these clowns in DC hate the truth.

[catfish1957]

Everybody is onto this government version of a slick shell game. I have read in several places if the rate was calculated like it used to to be it would be in the neigborhood of 22 or 23%.

Futures are down 0.48%, that's a little better than I thought would happen (i.e 50 point drop at the Bell) So as far as the employment number, watch it stay the same based on Obama's magic math.

[massmike]

The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 9.2 percent.

[tnlibertarian]

Dow Jones futures down 0.7 percent

Hey, look at the bright side: after yesterday, 0.7% isn't as big as it used to be.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Prints at 9.1% and +117,000 in line with the 115,000 expectations.

[Eleutheria5]

This morning, in the first half hour, Dow fell over 200 points, then did a modest rally and slumped again. I’m glad I lost all my money and got out years ago, while the getting was still good.

[longtermmemmory]

no way am I hiring until after obama and the democrats are out of power.

I wonder if it would be possible to create offshore microcountries to park profits? and oil rig with only banks.

[longtermmemmory]

I think the time has come for all the tarp banks. which is all of them, to write off all the mortgages and essentially fresh start all the loans up to say 200k. does it suck? yes. but we simply couple that with banker and lawyer perp walks.