‘Don’t Read Too Much Into it’: June Jobs Report Marks 32nd Time the White House Advises Voters to Ignore Data
- Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:48pm by
Becket Adams
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After the Labor Department announced on Friday that only 80,000 jobs were added in June, the Obama administration was quick to assure voters that this is somehow a “step in the right direction” and that we shouldn’t read too much into the data.
“[I]t 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 [emphasis added],” Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger writes on the White House’s official website.
Really? We shouldn’t read too much into the Labor Department’s figures? Okay, let’s play along for a moment and agree that, yes, one monthly report does not provide enough historical data to let us conclude that the job market is doing poorly. We would need several reports spanning several months to do that.
Actually, you know what? We do have several reports and we do have months of figures. And you know what else? Krueger advising on Friday that we shouldn’t “read too much into” the Labor Department’s June report isn’t even the first time this has happened.
The White House has been telling people that they shouldn’t “read too much into” unemployment figures since November 2009! In fact, the White House has now said those exact same words 32 times over the last three years.
Don’t believe us? See for yourself [via obamaisntworking.com]:
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
December 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
November 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
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.”
September 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
August 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
July 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
June 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
May 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
April 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
March 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
February 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
January 2011: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
December 2010: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
November 2010: “Therefore, as the Administration always stresses, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
October 2010: “Given the volatility in monthly employment and unemployment data, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.”
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.”
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.”
August 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
June 2010: “As always, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
May 2010: “As always, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
April 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
March 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
February 2010: “As always, it is important not to read too much into any individual data release, positive or negative.”
January 2010: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
December 2009: “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.”
November 2009: “Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative.”
Naturally enough, the Romney campaign has pounced on this, turning the above list itself into an argument against the President on their website. And why not? Facts are facts, and given that the president’s staff — for almost the entirety of his first term — has treated over 30 lousy jobs reports as if each one was an isolated event and not, in fact, part of a troubling trend line, we‘d be surprised if the Romney campaign didn’t use this attack.
Exit question: After three years of these reports, at what point does the White House think we should read into the data?
This story has been updated.
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Comments (165)
The-Monk
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:32pmI wonder how long it will take for the White House to remove those links?
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:48pmOh, but if we get a favorable employment report, WOW, we’ll take that month, slam dunk! THese fools hardly realize that less money is being taken in by the government and yet they are continuing to give more out every month. It has to end somewhere. You can’t spend more than you take in for forever and not have the system come crashing down. Here’s some basic economics that says so:
Report Post »https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOKcdOI25ig
The-Monk
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:24pm@Gold Coin & Economic News
Did you watch Obama’s speech today. The answer was right there plain as day. The Blaze missed it though. Look at Obama’s new sign and the logo.
“Betting on America”. Yep he’s gambling with our money again….. and losing.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/LIPR
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:27pm@Gold
BTW, the Economics 101 with James Brown video was funny. Sad but funny.
Report Post »PATRIOT
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:35pmWe must all remember that government does not improve income or make jobs. Government is the entity that demands we provide jobs and income but makes it impossible to have jobs to provide.
Report Post »ChristmanWalking
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:56pmJobs report good (not sure when that will happen) IT’S HIS DOING… Job Report Bad…
DON’T LOOK AT THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN…!
From Oz, Obama is Not…Oh maybe it’s OZAMA!!!
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 7:42pmThe Monk- yeah he is gambling it is called cr-ps. But he is not losing his shirt he is losing ours. Exactly what is his business experience ? running a lemonaid stand and losing to a 10 year old girl or what.
Report Post »Ragnars Repos
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:46pm“These are not the droids you are looking for.”
Just close your eyes, sheep, and let the anti-intellectual descendants of Mao, Pol Pot, & Lenin take the wheel.
Everything is OK.
Relax, America.
Your comrades have everything under control.
Report Post »db321
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:51pmObama, I’m going to take your advise and ignore the numbers and I am going to ignore your name when I vote come this November. Beside we have to ignore these number, because the real Unemployment numbers are around 18%. You and the Liberal Media are not fooling me.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:14pmPOTUS driving the bus slurp’n on a slurpy.
Report Post »wdittgasn
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:25pmThere are only two ways to think about this….. Either Obama IS really that stupid…. or….. He is trying to destroy this country on purpose…… which is it??
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:36pmHis teleprompter is stuck ….
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:16am.
You should ignore the data.
Real unemployment is 15%.
Obama is only telling you about NEW unemployment claims.
Report Post »Hollywood
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 1:23pmThat is the problem with amateurs. NO imagination. Barry doesn’t even need to appear. They just need to retelecast the speech, monthly. You’d think by now, he wouldn’t need a teleprompter. Mind you, in Madrassei, where he received his primary schooling, one is taught to NOT think. Just believe, and learn how to make IEDs and strap on bombs, for the glory of allah!
Report Post »2gether
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:50pmWhat is really pathetic is that no matter what the report is, you can count on it ALWAYS being revised UP and there are more unemployment claims than intially reported. Of course that statistic doesn’t get on the front page. You might find it the following week on page thirteen of the friday paper; but just like the stephonopolus interview where the POTUS vehemently denies that the individual mandate was a tax while bitch slapping George, you will never see it not will it be discussed.
Report Post »Dirtdigger67
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:31pm@tron sure hope you are right my friend I will be at the booth in nov and working hard now to get this
Report Post »Trash out of the white house
bravjim
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:31pmYeah, well I won’t bother to read to much into the ones where they did manage to create over 200 thousand jobs in a month, despite the fact that the number of times that has actually happened can almost be counted on just one hand. What is funny, and what you should report on is what it is they say when the numbers have been good. The contrast would be quite amusing, I’m sure.
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:30pmthats really something, hard to argue that, I wonder how they‘ll make it Bush’s fault…..
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:54pmI think at this point that’s implied in everything coming out of this corrupt admin.
Report Post »frogg
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:28pmPlease disregard that we are screwing you over. This has been said to us every month. Now if we are really stupid we’ll get to listen to this for another 4 years? Please pray to GOD the most of the people of the United States aren’t that stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please vote these BUMS out this November! Please, Pretty PLEASE!
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:52pmOkay. Now, do you turn into a handsome prince? No? Alright, I’ll do it anyway.
Report Post »Dumpster Baby
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:27pmAnyone care to compare job growth in Bush’s term to the job growth in this administration?
Report Post »bravjim
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:34pmI would, but I don’t think the administration would.
Report Post »Dumpster Baby
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:45pmSo no, then?
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:25pmlets see around 4,5 to over 10% for obama and just to keep you up on things the libs took over both houses in2007 and started the destroying this country so they could win in 2008
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:03pmim thinking you wouldnt like the answer
troll
Report Post »Dirtdigger67
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:23pmThis guy is so dumb he thinks every one is. Well he is right at least half of America is and over half or the Supreme court it is disgusting god help USA!!
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:23pmBut you musn’t read too much into it.
Report Post »lisa2994
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:21pmYou really shouldn’t because it is much higher than that!
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:44pmThose pesky facts can really be a nuisance when he is running for re-election.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:19pmThis punk is so over in November; I know of no one personally who gives high ratings to this ‘embarrassment of the United States.” Bring on the voting booths.
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:55pmHe is not reading anything in to the polls, ya think?
Report Post »normalmom
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:18pmIt isn’t surprising that they would say that AGAIN. Fact is things are not going to improve, small businesses are going to be hit the hardest if obamacare isn’t removed. That means small businesses will not be adding employees. Not until we get the politicians to listen to the regular citizen will we have improvements. I mean ALL politicians.
Report Post »micky74007
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:17pmI, for one, hope the unemployment figures keep going in the “right direction” into November. Then Ombama et al can experience it themselves.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:17pmWhat’s the definition of insanity, again?
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:24pmhttp://i.imgur.com/koMW9.png
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:03pmFor me insanity is when I put on the straight jacket. Sanity is when I take it off. Or is it the other way around?
Report Post »cliffchism
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:14pmBwahahahahahahahahahaha! oh. HA! That is hilarious… and sad.
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:12pmActually don’t read too much into anything you hear on TV or read on the internet. Big liars are everywhere on both sides.
Report Post »The_Plumber_Says
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:11pm“These are not the droids you are looking for”
Report Post »caffinated1
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:04pmdigging the B.O.C. av obie wan
Report Post »Steve28
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:11pmThing is if that idiot did nothing at all we would most likely be at 7% or under. With all the new regulation, wasted spending on stupid green energy jobs, health care, stopping Keystone and cutting back on coal, and drilling premits he’s killed a few million jobs. So what jobs has he increased. Well, all those new IRS folks to collect the new “penalty” I mean TAX. How about all the new regulators that have over 17,000 pages so far for healthcare. Yes, and those for Dodd Frank and all those folks working against States rights and trying to get around Gun Control since their Fast and Furious back door attempt did not work. Another Term will mean disaster.
Report Post »Tommyk1
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 7:43pmAll of what you said. What scares me is the number of people that haven’t a clue as to what is going on. I went to the range with a buddy who is an avid gun enthusiast. I brought up Fast and Furious and he had not even heard about it. I was shocked. I filled him in but he still had that shrug the shoulder attitude. I thought Obama was going down in a landslide till that conversation. I will be working hard till November to make dure that happens.
Report Post »Cat
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:35pmSteve & Tommy>
PART I
The NYT posted reader comments on this issue and the comments are mind-blowing
Just had to respond to the ignoramuses …
Apparently, many people reading the NYT either don’t understand history, don’t care to understand history or just change history to suit their ends.
Each time any government interferes with a free market, the market fumbles around and always drifts into recession.
Many older individuals think FDR was the best president ever, not realizing he stalled the American economy for nearly 12 years with overbearing regulation, taxation and government centered rules and regs to keep his phony bologna job.
Regulate, regulate, regulate, until our heads spin and our wallets are emptied
Rather then KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
I bet less then .001% of the American population has read the American Affordable Healthcare Act from front to back.
Report Post »This monstrosity is so full of job killing regulation (and open ended regulation to kill future jobs) it should have been called the Amerikan Death Act
Cat
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:36pmPART II
If the Act is so good for Americans, then why does the Act contain provisions for insurance companies, owned by banks, to use the IRS as their collection agency?
Why are some ethnic people and an identified faith exempt?
What has a real estate sales tax have to do with healthcare?
The Act is riddled with taxes and potential taxes imposed at the whim of a single individual
What we have folks is a rogue government out of control being steered by global interests in nothing more that a giant wealth grab, that includes everyone’s wealth that is not welded down, swallowed and buried with the body, or hidden in an underground safe deep in a well guarded compound by a military paid for by the taxpayers.
Our federal government is and has been lying to us for a VERY long time, and we took the never ending baiting like dummies.
Report Post »Cat
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:37pmPART III
Blame yourselves for being so damn dumb, and thanks for ruining my life, you morons.
I’m not hiring any more people because I have no faith in the federal state or local governments to keep their noses and filthy pickpocket hands out of my business and my life.
Further, I’ll buy your products and services only when the jackass is kicked out of the White House and Harry Reid is tossed out on his butt.
You want to stop an economic depression?
Report Post »The answer is an educated dummy blabbing doublespeak right in front of your pathetic noses …
T-2
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:10pmwe’re a socialist country, but don’t read much into it….what? i’m being send to re-education camp, but don’t read much into it.
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:17pmYou are being sent to re education camp because you haven’t learned when to capitalize nor spell correctly if you meant sent and if you really meant send then you really failed and you blame that on socialism? Depending on your age of course and your parents. But, hey really I shouldn’t read too much into it.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:08pmWell when you corner them they will fall back on the “its the previous presidents fault” line.
We need to scrap both of these parties and start over. We need to redraw the party lines.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:49pmThe founding fathers started from scratch and wrote the Constitution. Lets start there. Next time we can eliminate voting for a muslim.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:08pmEven that data is a lie, it’s more like 15%.
Report Post »normalmom
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:20pmYou are probably not too far off, the numbers don’t count those out of unemployment, or who have flat out given up looking.
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:21pmAnything to do with him and his ilk is a lie.
Report Post »boston-rightwinger
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:03pmIts like we are in the Land of OZ. Ignore the man behind the curtain. Don’t believe the facts, look over there and see what they are doing. Give me a break and a job!
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:02pmPOSPOTUS has lied so much he don’t knbow what the truth is. He has never worked a day in his life- just ran around begging.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:09pmIs that a lot like a whore to the public dime?
Report Post »wakewiseone
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:00pmknow why employers only added 80,000 jobs in june??
they re SKEERED !!!!!
not of the economy, not of their markets, not of imports, not of the cost of money, not of the lack of skilled workers………..
THEY RE JUST PLAIN SKEERED OF THAT SOB IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Report Post »wakewiseone
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:58pm“Don’t Read Too Much Into it”
quoted the great one…………….its the right thing to do.
BULL SH IT!!!!
Report Post »desertspeaks
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:57pmwho are you going to believe, us or your lying eye’s seeing that data?!?!
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:51pmSounds like a broken record…Remember how we are taught to boil a lobster, put it in a pot of water, then turn the stove on high!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:56pmYo Becket look at the graph from 2008…. how do you read that.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:04pm@JRook
Report Post »Yo lefty, look at the country in 2012. How do you read that?
cessna152
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:10pm@rook-ie,
4 years of 8% (plus) unemployment and 17.9% unemployment according to the U6. You dope, when Bush went from 4.6% to 4.9% the media was in a frenzy and I hate Bush. BTW, why do you support Obambi but hate Bush…they are the same in regards to spending, loss of freedom, etc…However, Obambi quadrupled what Bush has done. Yet you support him…why? This guy is a total joke, but it ain’t funny. We are losing money, freedom and soon everything and you support this Marxist…why?
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:14pmWell if you look at it in the 21st Century Politics its more like “Cut & Paste” since a record indicates a memory of prior statements because you have to voice them over and over and over. These guys have the pages already created since they know that they believe in the principle of “repetition” equals truth, i.e. if you say it long enough they will believe it as facts!!!
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:30pm@1TrueOne55
Report Post »What jrook said is “It‘s Bush’s fault”. Now are you trying to tell me that’s not a brand new original line from the leftists. I know I’ve certainly never heard them use it before.
Steelheadisadouche
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:06pmRookie
Report Post »Piehole. Shut. Small words and sentances, kept simple for the simpleton/you. No bells ringing? When will we hear about your OWS exploits? Walk some of that walk wanker.
dblaess
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:45pm@JRook
Report Post »Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:56pm
Yo Becket look at the graph from 2008…. how do you read that.
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I always look forward to your posts, they give a good insight into the DNC talking points. Why not join us in 2012 where we have to deal with the reality of Obama and his policies. Let us compare true unemployeement numbers from 2007-2008 if you want to look at graphs. The economy sucks and I for one am glad to see a paid troll finally want to talk about the economy instead of what ever talking points the DNC puts out to deflect from discussion of the economy. Game on.
jaylew
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:18pmAt what point in literal time and space ROOK are any of you Obama apologists going to accept any responsibility for anything? I mean you might as well be railing about Fred and Wilma Flintstone or Barney and Betty Rubble at this rate. It is the sign of a real man in the truest sense that can accept responsibilities or actions that may have had a better outcome if the true man had said or done something differently or in a better way.
In this context the maniac Charles Manson actually accepts more responsibility for his prior bad acts or poor decisions…than our current President does for his own actions or inaction….and that smarmy snarky grin on Obama’s face has actually grown weary and way long in the tooth.
In fact…. a simple “This isn’t working out like I thought” might even do. November cometh….and he will be voteth outeth of office.
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