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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:20 PM Oct 2012

Labor Dept: Employment Report To Be Released On Time

Source: TPM

BRIAN BEUTLER 10:50 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2012

The Department of Labor says despite the disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy, the monthly jobs report will be released on time.

"The Employment Situation will be released at 8:30am on Friday, Nov. 2, as scheduled."

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Labor Dept: Employment Report To Be Released On Time (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2012 OP

And it will be a good one, based on other indicators.n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #1

What are the "other indicators"? Texin Oct 2012 #3

Among other things, a Gallup poll put unemployment at 7.2. pnwmom Oct 2012 #4

Consumer confidence is up, weekly jobless claims are down, Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #6

WHAT? On time???? SoapBox Oct 2012 #2

D.C. didn't get hit badly by Sandy. In fact, many of us federal employees wondered why Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #5

pnwmom

(108,995 posts)

1. And it will be a good one, based on other indicators.n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:23 PM

Oct 2012

Texin

(2,597 posts)

3. What are the "other indicators"?

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:55 PM

Oct 2012

pnwmom

(108,995 posts)

4. Among other things, a Gallup poll put unemployment at 7.2.

Reply to Texin (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:11 PM

Oct 2012

Also, house prices are starting to rise a little bit, which can be a sign that the economy is improving.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

6. Consumer confidence is up, weekly jobless claims are down,

Reply to Texin (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:42 PM

Oct 2012

the GDP is up, housing prices are construction starts are up...

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

2. WHAT? On time????

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:33 PM

Oct 2012

OH...MY...GAWD.

FuksNews will now have to claim that it's ANOTHER Obama plot...to release the information...of all things...ON TIME!

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

5. D.C. didn't get hit badly by Sandy. In fact, many of us federal employees wondered why

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 04:40 PM

Oct 2012

we were off yesterday, as conditions were very mild.

Anyway, we're back at work, and there's no reason for the jobs report not to be released on Friday.

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