Unemployment takes another jump. Surprised?? Not me.

[powderman]

Unexpectedly!   

Now is the time at Ed Driscoll.com when we juxtapose, Small Dead Animals-style:

“NBC WH Correspondent Chuck Todd Admits: ‘We in the media have done a terrible job at covering the economy.

We have done a terrible job.’“
– Headline, Jammie Wearing Fools blog yesterday.

New claims for unemployment benefits took an

unexpected jump in the latest week, raising more concerns about the struggling job market and providing further incentive for the Federal Reserve to jump in and help the economy.
– NBC News today, which adds to their “unexpected” surprise with their headline: “New jobless claims take surprise jump.”

For journalists in the tank covering the Obama administration, life really is just one Forrest Gump-like surprise after another, isn’t it?

A screencap appears at the top of this post, in case the “unexpected” disappears, which often happens to Bloomberg News’ frequent use of the U-word, as soon as they’re called on it by the Blogosphere. At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey also spots Reuters breaking out the U-word as well today.

By the way, I’m sure it’s purely an unexpected coincidence as well that Mitt Romney’s name never appears in the above NBC article; he’s simply referred to as “The data keeps pressure on President Barack Obama ahead of his November re-election bid. His Republican challenger is trying to focus voters’ attention on a lofty unemployment rate that has dogged Obama’s presidency.”

Better talk to your boys in the newsroom again Chuck, the message hasn’t sunk in yet.

In the meantime, they might want to take a look at this chart.


http://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2012/0...nexpectedly-4/ 

[jimster]

Unemployment is much much worse than the numbers they give out. And even the numbers they use is bad.  Thousands have signed up for permanent disability, unemployment benefits ended for many many more, and many dropped out of the work force, all those numbers do not go into unemployment numbers to be counted.  The last I heard...permanent disability was being given to people for "stress"...of not being able to find a job. 
It's pretty bad in most places.  Private sector is pretty much wiped out.

[Mike in Virginia]

It's worse than that.  Illegal aliens are claiming and getting tax credits, actual cash payments.  All they need is a tax number.  Not a social security number, not a job, not citizenship.  It's payments for how many children you have, illegal or not, and without the filer even having to file a tax return.  One example was $30,000 anuualy to an illegal with 13 kids. 
But, whatever politician changes that idiotic rule, won't get the Hispanic vote.  No end in sight.  I mean no good end in sight.  All bad. 

[powderman]

MIKE. Heres a link to it. I thought I posted a story on it, reckon not. POWDERMAN. 
 
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1800845898001/illegal-immigrants-could-get-billions-in-tax-refunds

[tobster]

Another group of the population that isn't factored into the statistics are the people that retire early because their unemployment ran out, they couldn't find another job, so were forced to retire as early as possible in order to have some sort of income. Not only are they retiring earlier than they would have if work would have been available, but instead of paying into social security they are drawing a check from social security.