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| "The president keeps saying we've turned the corner," Kerry said in a written statement. "But unfortunately, today's job numbers further demonstrate that our economy may be taking a U-turn instead. Saying we've turned the corner doesn't make it so. America will not turn the corner to better days until we have a new president who can see our problems and take action to fix them." |
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| "This year may be President Bush's best year; it would have been President Clinton's worst year," Kerry economic adviser Aida Alvarez told CNNfn. |
this other bit was very interesting.. somebody's window dressing...
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Chao also emphasized that a separate survey of households -- which unemployment figures are based on -- showed 629,000 more people at work than in June. The jobs report is based on a separate survey of employers.
"I think there has been a debate which survey should be focused on more," she said. "Both surveys are trending positive and show jobs growth."
But Kerry economic advisers pointed out that the administration had emphasized the employer survey in March when it showed strong job growth while the household survey indicated a decline in employment.
They said that even with the jobs growth now being reported, the administration will see a net decline in employment during its tenure. |
since the unemployment figures are completely inaccurate, using the survey of households is also inaccurate.