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U.S. job losses in 2009 likely bigger than thought
Reuters ^ | Oct 6, 2010 | Lucia Mutikani

Posted on 10/06/2010 5:30:43 PM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy likely shed more jobs last year than previously thought, but analysts say the undercount by the government should prove less severe than it did during depths of the recession.

The Labor Department on Friday will give an initial estimate of how far off its count of employment may have been in the 12 months through March. The government admitted earlier this year that its count through March 2009 had overstated employment by 902,000 jobs.

Analysts expect a much smaller miscount this time, given the economy's growth spurt in the second half of last year.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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I hate that when that happens.
1 posted on 10/06/2010 5:30:46 PM PDT by mdittmar
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Bush’s Fault!!!


2 posted on 10/06/2010 5:32:04 PM PDT by Fred (Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
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The MSM and the Administration colluding to lie to the American people...never seen that before.

/sarc


3 posted on 10/06/2010 5:32:56 PM PDT by rightistight
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Who was it that didn't expect this?

Only an idiot with an agenda IMO.

4 posted on 10/06/2010 5:33:03 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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new words for lying “miscount”; “misspoke”; unexpected


5 posted on 10/06/2010 5:33:50 PM PDT by bareford101 (Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
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No shock here.


6 posted on 10/06/2010 5:38:13 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (Obama IS a jackass!)
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Gee Story filed at 5:03 eastern time. Just in time for the news... oops too late, guess they need to be more careful. Sheesh makes me sick.


7 posted on 10/06/2010 5:39:08 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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Paychecks vs foodstamps....
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Newt-Gingrich-GOP-strategy-elections/2010/10/06/id/372846


8 posted on 10/06/2010 5:42:28 PM PDT by biggredd1
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My own eyes tell me there’s been not a single drop of recovery in the heavy duty steel and iron fabrication sector. everywhere I go there are shops looking deserted. All salesmen I talk to say its deader than dead. Fitters, welders, millwrights, electrician, riggers etc that work in heavy duty hardcore industry are doing NOTHING.

Piss on wallstreet and bankers and the queers writing about them. This country has had it’s legs chopped off.


9 posted on 10/06/2010 5:43:17 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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How......unexpected.


10 posted on 10/06/2010 5:43:45 PM PDT by tiki
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‘likely shed more jobs’

Well did or didn’t?

Since we have to guess, I’m guessing did..


11 posted on 10/06/2010 5:46:10 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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I guess they never understate employment by 902,000 jobs, right?

It’s always they made a mistake and overstated employment by 902,000 jobs right?

Amazing bad luck these people have.


12 posted on 10/06/2010 5:46:26 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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13 posted on 10/06/2010 5:47:00 PM PDT by earlJam
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‘Analysts expect a much smaller miscount this time’

Oh, so the miscounts are EXPECTED.

Wow that was unexpected...


14 posted on 10/06/2010 5:47:05 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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Well,the Company I work for is doing pretty good,lot’s of people staying close to home.


15 posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:26 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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how unexpected!

funny how they always revise the numbers down.... lol

who do they think they are fooling. Everyone knows the Obama is a failure and an idiot that was basically given his degrees because of racial quotas and affirmative action programs.


16 posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:54 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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Well that explains why when 760,000 jobs were lost, the unemployment number went down, eh?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Obama magic at work.


17 posted on 10/06/2010 5:49:57 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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btt


18 posted on 10/06/2010 5:50:28 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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Just love how the O cabal rants about losing 750,000 per month at the end of Bush’s term.

Now we are losing 500,000 every WEEK.

No one picks up on the big lie.


19 posted on 10/06/2010 5:52:23 PM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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so the recovery was slower than stated?


20 posted on 10/06/2010 6:21:13 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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