Even if (playing devil’s advocate here) the numbers are not totally cooked, they’re not jobs that will improve the public’s mood. They’re mostly temp jobs, part-time jobs, low-wage service sector jobs. They’re not the “I can buy a house, a new car send my kids to college” kind of jobs that people really want and need. Retailers are piling on temps for the “holidays” (and this even includes Halloween). That’s all.
I forgot to add that they’re mostly jobs with few or no beneifts.