I have long felt that the bureaucrats' number manipulations usually result in garbage. I therefore look for the "not seasonally adjusted" numbers. The BLS Employment Situation report for July 2012 included the ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1b. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted [In thousands] While the seasonally adjusted numbers issued by the BLS said there were 163,000 new jobs... The Table B-1b indicated that there were 1,200,000 jobs lost! Noting that was quite an adjustment, I was eager to see what the Table B-1b showed for today. Search as I might I...