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Wait, the U.S. economy actually lost 1.2 million jobs in July?

Submitted by GBAmerica on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 22:27
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Wait, the U.S. economy actually lost 1.2 million jobs in July?

The U.S. economy lost 1.2 million jobs between June and July. But that’s not how it got reported. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its jobs figures for July, it said the economy gained 163,000 jobs. So what gives?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/05...


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"Figures don't lie, but liars do figure."

Submitted by bytejockey on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 23:20.