The latest numbers are out and once again unemployment remains above 8 percent. The WH response? "Same as it ever was...
Broken Record, Broken Promises
June 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in June | The White House)
May 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is helpful to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in May | The White House)
April 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is helpful to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in April | The White House)
March 2012: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, and it is helpful to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in March | The White House)
February 2012: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report; nevertheless, the trend in job market indicators over recent months is an encouraging sign.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in February | The White House)
January 2012: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report; nevertheless, the trend in job market indicators over recent months is an encouraging sign.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in January | The White House)
December 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in December | The White House)
November 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in November | The White House)
October 2011: “The monthly employment and unemployment numbers are volatile and employment estimates are subject to substantial revision. There is no better example than August’s jobs figure, which was initially reported at zero and in the latest revision increased to 104,000. This illustrates why the Administration always stresses it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in October | The White House)
September 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in September | The White House)
August 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in August | The White House)
July 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in July | The White House)
June 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in June | The White House)
May 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in May | The White House)
April 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in April | The White House)
March 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in March | The White House)
February 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in February | The White House)
January 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in January | The White House)
December 2010: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in December | The White House)
November 2010: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in November | The White House)
October 2010: “Given the volatility in monthly employment and unemployment data, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in October | The White House)
September 2010: “Given the volatility in the monthly employment and unemployment data, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in September | The White House)
July 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative. It is essential that we continue our efforts to move in the right direction and replace job losses with robust job gains.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in July | The White House)
August 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in August | The White House)
June 2010: “As always, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in June | The White House)
May 2010: “As always, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in May | The White House)
April 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
The Employment Situation in April | The White House)
March 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
On the Employment Situation in March | The White House)
January 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
On the Employment Situation in January | The White House)
November 2009: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.” (LINK:
On the Employment Situation in November | The White House)
Alrighty, so when do we put some stock into that unemployment report?