Mitt Romney said there were 23 million Americans struggling to find work. But some of the groups in the calculation may have been counted twice.
Category: September 2012 jobs report
Forecasting Unemployment
According to two economists with a new forecasting model, the jobless rate should stick pretty much where it is for months.
Taming Volatile Raw Data for Jobs Reports
A source of volatility in the last couple of months — and one of the biggest contributors to the bump in employment in September — was the group between the ages of 20 and 24.
Rise of the Reluctant Part-Timer Class
The unemployment rate fell substantially in September, but a large part of that increase appears to reflect people who found part-time work when they really wanted full-time work.
A Lift for the Worst Off
The really impressive figures in the jobs report were in the categories of people who have suffered the most.
From Jack Welch, a Conspiracy Theory
The former chief executive of General Electric went to Twitter to suggest that the Obama administration had manipulated the jobs numbers.
What to Look For in Friday’s Jobs Report
The September numbers due on Friday are likely to absorb heightened attention as the election draws near.