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December Jobs Numbers: Unemployment Rises to 7.8% (And Nov. Numbers Revised Higher)

Jan. 4, 2013 8:31am
December Unemployment Jobs Numbers Rise to 7.8%

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12 2012 photo, Taneshia Wright, of Manhattan, fills out a job application during a job fair in New York.  Credit: AP

The monthly jobs data for December released on Friday shows the unemployment rate rose to 7.8%. U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs.

However, the number “rising” is an interesting term — and one much of the media and the government isn’t using. That’s because the Labor Department on Friday revised November’s numbers from 7.7 percent to 7.8 percent. That means this month — after revisions — there was technically no rise or fall.

“[W]ho else is surprised that the rate is now rising with Obama reelected?” Zero Hedge asks. “The November unemployment rate was revised from 7.7% to 7.8%, just so headlines can proclaim the rate was unchanged.”

In November, it was originally reported that the rate fell from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. But the numbers came under scrutiny because so many had dropped out of the workforce. The labor participation rate remains the same for December.

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  • BehindBlueEyes
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:57am

    Now that the prez has been re-elected he has more “flexibility” in his agenda. We will now see a peddle to the metal schedule to complete the fundamental transformation of America.
    Who would have ever thought it would take less than 8 years to destroy freedom and the greatest nation to exist since the dawn of man.

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    • Silvertruth
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:27am

      It’s not just 8 years. It’s taken them since Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Rosevelt to do this. The ‘leftists’ banded together, made a plan, and executed it with amazing longsuffering precision. They had their setbacks but now they have bought the souls of enough American’s to have them slaved to the US government. Those people got the President re-elected along with the apathy of the center and right of center conservative leaning voters.

      I keep pointing this out but if everyone that had voted for John McCain voted for Romney plus the independents that voted for Romney, we wouldn’t be talking about term #2 for President Obama. We would be talking about just how deep we can cut the first year, just how much we can cut each year and stimulate growth at the same time. Those are the debates we should be having…

      … instead we are talking Gun Control, debt ceilings (which shouldn’t even be allowed to go up) and a rediculous ‘kiss it and make it better’ approach to the ‘fiscal cliff’. Eh, what can we expect from a Country enamored of Honey Boo Boo and celebrities that have the moral fortitude of wet tissue paper.

      Unemployment numbers are meaningless. They actually have no bearing on anything in the current environment. They are a red cape from a Matador and we are all driving at it like it’s our target. Meanwhile the party in power just shouts “Ole!” as we dance to the rythm of the master manipulator.

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:57am

      The process has been going on for much much longer than that. We’re simply seeing the culmination of the efforts – the Coup de grace as it were

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:59am

      SILVER

      well said

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    • kalli
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:37pm

      “We can’t expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism.” N. Kruschev

      The video below shows how communism has infiltrated America over many years. We now have a leader who is tasked to destroy this Constitutional Republic and doing a fine job without interference from our elected congressional members.

      “Grinding America Down” is well worth watching 1.5hrs. http://vimeo.com/52009124

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    • A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:43pm

      DEC 23, 1913 is the day America died and the “new America” began.

      Also, this isn’t the REAL number of unemployment. The real number is probably somewhere from 15-20%.

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    • JRook
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:49pm

      Again, jonathan …. no need to remind us about how bad Bush Jr. wrecked the economy and much the republicans in congress want it to be worse under the current PRESIDENT. How’s about the real citizens in Washington and here step forward. The children who care more about their ideology than their community, state and country.

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  • WillG
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:48am

    Who is shocked by this? No one in their right mind.

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  • ltb
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:38am

    The Obama Administration revised its election month unemployment figures upwards? I, am, shocked!

    —–

    “There’s a sucker born every minute.” — P.T. Barnum “And in 2012 they voted for Barack Hussein Obama in droves.” — LTB

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:46am

      Why are the false numbers even reported by our media? We all know the rate is closer to 20% when it comes down to people who are actually unemployed and not just people still looking for work. What a joke. Just look at the decrease in those who get unemployment and the increase in those on disability. There are your numbers.

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  • bannedfromCNN
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:29am

    Welcome to the new reality of Obamaville.

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  • dadsrootbeer
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:25am

    No matter what happens they just blame Bush. The media will support it and the brain dead 47 percenters will believe it. Just as long as they get their Obammy stash. The only way to save our nation is for the GOP to stand up and stop bending over starting with the next debt ceiling debate in a couple months. Not holding my breath though.

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:50am

      The GOP is on their side. We need a new truly right wing party. I have never voted democrat and I will never vote republican again. You can say that is throwing a vote away but it is my vote and I will never again vote for a person in a party that is left of center and both the democrat and republican parties are left of center.

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  • sizzlinsexybeckster
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:25am

    I believe the unemployment number are double this at the lowest.

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  • Proverbs17-12NLT
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:10am

    To the low information voters who didn’t blame Obomba for the last 4 years, you will now reap what you sowed in the next 4 years of the obomba economy. Good riddance low life.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:48am

    “managed Decline” Damage.. “change” Something else…. “Salvation and the collective” Communism… “justice” My Way……. “man made disaster” Terrorism….. “overseas contingency op” Domestic contingency op….. “Fair share” Re-distribution….. “saved or created” feel good decline….

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    • Proverbs17-12NLT
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:12am

      Hey Blaze is it racists to show a your picture of a Black hand filling out an unemployment application?

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  • Fellow_Citizen
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:36am

    That’s pretty bad. But I wonder what the REAL numbers are.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:18am

    Here, let me show you my shocked face….

    http://themacadvocate.com/Home/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/shocked.jpg

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  • Pillar of Fire
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:15am

    and October and September and August and July…startpage it!

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    • woodyee
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:20am

      Hehe! I like that! Personally, I prefer ixquick, but ain’t-a-nothin’ wrong with startpage! ;-)

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    • True American66
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:30am

      startpage is powered by google…..so, if you’re using it, you might as well be using google.

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  • huey6367
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:14am

    Unemployment numbers will eventually rise as more people fall off UC or quit looking for work, etc.

    That aside, did anyone expect the unemployments numbers to stay low? Anyone? It sure was strange how the unemplyment numbers started to dip just before the election and then rose after the election. The unemployment number (U3) is a joke and has been manipulated substantially by this and other administrations. Watch the U6 number. That is the important one.

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    • mrunner
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:36am

      It is out and out frightening that we have been in this quagmire so long that we now consider 7.7% unemploymnet “low”. We all need to stay awake, alert and not be boiling frogs. This is a scarey creep to mediocracy being the norm…

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:43am

      As more people reenter the work force because the jobs outlook might be improving we would see a necessary rise in the official unemployment rate. That doesn’t seem to be the case in December, as participation rate stayed the same. The participation rate is key, and how they manipulate the number. Things are not getting better and with the new regulations (new costs) new taxes (new costs) what economic concept is being used that people assume that the economic outlook will markedly improve? The vast majority of leftists do not understand economics, nor the advantages of a limited government and increased liberty and freedom in creating wealth.

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    • OurFoundingFather
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:47am

      Yes, we must not forgot about the manipulation. The gov’t has their hand in everything.

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  • ArmedAndReallyPissed
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:10am

    It’s all Bush’s fault.

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  • noslave
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:04am

    the numbers always get REVISED??we call that COOKIN THE BOOKS????the sandy storm employed a lot for clean up and rebuilding?wait till a few months down the road,when the debt ceiling war starts again??

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  • hempstead1944
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:02am

    Anyone who thought that the Government number for November wouldn’t be “adjusted”? Didn’t think so……hey folks, there isn’t a recovery…..and there won’t be as long as we have the pig politicians in DC.

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  • woodyee
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:54am

    @ SnowLeopard – Nah – numbers will creep up, NOT ONLY because they’re truer, but because Barry needs QE6, AND another tax increase.

    You see, things have gotten worse than “they” thought, and now EVERYBODY (the lower 26%) will have to pay their “fair share”.

    Current (flat) tax rate in the former Soviet empire is 13%. It was the former Soviet propaganda machine that recently warned US citizens NOT to surrender our weapons. Erah, and it takes “one” (commie) to know “one”.

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  • RIGHTHOOK
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:50am

    And what percentage of this unemployment number were Fed/Gov’t jobs vs. private sector????
    Oh yeah, I believe those were in the “growth spurt” category…………..

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  • woodyee
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:49am

    Barry Soetoro – Captain of The-Ship-of-Fools, and Hero-Of-The-Stupid.

    I mean, really folks, can there be any truthful and verifiable denying of that?

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  • blanco5
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:48am

    Wouldn’t you just love to know the UNDOCTORED actual numbers? I think America would be shocked.

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  • WildschweinJager
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:48am

    Ok, we can quit lying to the public now guys. The election is over, Obama is re-elected, so give the real numbers to the pulic now. They won’t care. They are all playing video games and watching porn.

    Bring on the Bread and Circuses…..

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:45am

    .
    If ya’ll can’t lie no better that, ya’ll might as well tell the truth……

    We can handle the truth……

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:45am

    So we see the numbers beginning to creep upward again, and given the fact Obama no longer needs to worry about being reelected, he may allow the truth to come out for his political gain.

    I can see him using a ‘sudden’ upswing in unemployment numbers, especially after the recent fiscal-cliff taxation fiasco, to lay a claim for ‘more spending, more taxation, more government to make more jobs.’

    Of course such madness will only escalate the cycle of economic destruction of the nation until we collapse completely. Understand clearly – Obama is insane, and he cares nothing for the nation or for the American way of life or our freedoms. He has nothing to hold him back.

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  • wifezilla
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:44am

    Why does The Blaze keep quoting the phoney bologna government unemployment numbers anyway? Using REAL numbers the rate is about 22%. http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-charts

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  • djmaine
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:42am

    In November there was an election to win for BO. Not surprisingly the adjustment (error) was in his favor. You know headlines and spin, etc.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:40am

    Yes the propagandists on cue lowered the number for Barry so it would increase his chances of reelection.Barry gets reinstalled and they still won’t publish the correct number,it’s probably around 20% but he’s working hard to raise that number.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:46am

      He will, and I do see him using such a sudden rise (from the nations view, not the view of those who know the real unemployment is high) to call for more taxes, more government spending, more government programs and so forth until the economy collapses completely.

      And of course, Bush and the Republicans will be blamed.

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    • mrunner
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:47am

      And your typical low information voter will have only heard the first numbers. How do we get people to wake up? I was hoping that the fiscal cliff would have gone unresolved- All Americans need to feel the real pain of where we truly are. Postponing the pain by borrowing $.46 of every dollar is only ensuring complete collapse- and soon. When does the government quit hitting the snooze and actual wake up to the alarm? How do we wake the people- or is it too late?

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    • ExposeGannett
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:52am

      I believe we all called this…why don’t we contact our local “news” affiliate and ask them why they aren’t demanding THE TRUTH….why they won’t print the REAL unemployment numbers (U-6 data) that shows our nation approaching 15% unemployed?

      Here, cal them.
      http://www.exposegannett.wordpress.com

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