MMS Friends

(the blog formerly known as Je ne sais quoi)

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

The figures don't lie, but liars figure

I report, you decide.

The headline: New Jobless Claims Lowest of Bush Tenure.
"The Labor Department (news - web sites) reported Wednesday that new applications filed for unemployment insurance dropped by a seasonally adjusted 15,000 to 339,000 for the week ending Dec. 27."

The reality: ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report:
"The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 516,501 in the week ending Dec. 27, an increase of 91,785 from the previous week."

Shamelessly lifted from Seeing The Forest