OBAMA ADVISER WARNS WINTER TO 'DISTORT' UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES (Drudge Headline)

Drudge ^ | 03/01/2010 | Drudge

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

The story is a Reuters Story heres the link:

Unemployment Numbers

[HiTech RedNeck]

Temporary emergency business shutdowns don’t get counted in unemployment figures... do they?

[rwfromkansas]

Somebody is going to have to explain that being out of work for 2-4 days because of a blizzard is recorded in the numbers as job loss and eligible for unemployment.

Seriously.

[RoadTest]

The Resident may have another excuse for his incompetence.

[Uncle Miltie]

In before “Unexpected!”

[Common Sense 101]

Uh, so in reality, the unemployment numbers are becoming so bad so fast, the Zero’s merry ban of lying socialist scumbags can no longer gerrymander the numbers. That’s a shame...

[Uncle Miltie]

It’s a Global Warming thing. You wouldn’t understand.

< / Algore >

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Wouldn’t the snow and the closings of government offices have delayed many people from applying for their unemployment benefits, resulting in a reduction in the unemployment numbers?

[TexGuy]

“It's not my fault! I inherited the problem and ‘Climate Change’ has inflated the numbers! If the Republicans would only pass Cap-and-Trade, we would all live a life of luxury.”

[Fresh Wind]

Who is this “Winter” person? Climate czar?

[JoSixChip]

"Somebody is going to have to explain that being out of work for 2-4 days because of a blizzard is recorded in the numbers as job loss and eligible for unemployment"

There is a weeks delay before you are eligible for unemployment. And yes I am an expert, I have over 12 months experience.

[hoosiermama]

Self employed who are out of business does NOT count either.

Two business in town are closing doors after being in families for more than 100 years.

[Anti-Bubba182]

They wouldn’t be saying this if they weren’t worried.

[Common Sense 101]

One question the state-run nimrods should ask but won’t... How is it the people who are losing their jobs because of the weather, are still able to get to the unemployment office to apply for their benefits?

[Marty62]

Yeah right!

Any ole excuse will do.

[MrDem]

Construction activity was hit particularly hard by the storms, but many restaurants and stores also had to close, putting the brakes on hiring plans and temporarily throwing some employees out of work.

This sounds like BS because a waiter DOES NOT FILE for unemployment because their restaurant says "Don't come in today, we're closed due to the storm".

[maggief]

“Unexpected” unemployment numbers due Friday?

PING!

[ThanhPhero]

Unemployment rate is expected to rise?

[LibLieSlayer]

Sorry... we quit believing your bullsh!t long ago obammy.

LLS

[iamweasle]

Barak was drunk when he came up with that. You’ll have to excuse him.