Tag Archives: BLS

More Lies from the Government

Posted on August 6, 2013 by DRenegade

BLS “Catches” BLS At Misrepresenting 2013 Job Gains By Over 40% Many were surprised when last month we exposed the divergent lies at the Bureau of Labor Statistics when comparing two otherwise convergent data sets: the monthly all-important Non-Farm Payroll report and the (one … Continue reading →

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Washington’s Biggest Lie (and Why it Continues to be Told)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by DRenegade

Chart courtesy of Shadow Statistics. The chart above compares the official CPI-U to the pre-1980 methodology for computing the CPI-U. It shows that without the government’s manipulation of the methodology for computing the CPI, current inflation would be nearly 10%. Today’s headline … Continue reading →

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Seasonal And Birth Death Adjustments Add 429,000 Statistical “Jobs”

Posted on August 3, 2012 by DRenegade

Happy by the headline establishment survey print of 133,245 which says that the US “added” 163,000 jobs in July from 133,082 last month? Consider this: the number was based on a non seasonally adjusted July number of 132,868. This was a 1.248 million … Continue reading →

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Another Perspective of Today’s Government Propaganda Report

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

No one likes to be patronized. Or lied to. Or deliberately misled. So why is the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishing false data concerning unemployment? And then there is the remarkable stock market increase today (February 3, 2012) of 157 … Continue reading →

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Unemployment is 9.04%

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

The first two columns below are from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). I added the last column to account for the 1.2 million people whom the government considers to have “fell out of the labor force”. Category Jan. 2012 Jan. … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie: Do We Believe Anything the Government and Media Tell Us?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

We get the government we deserve. The good news today is: Unemployment Drops to 8.3%; Payrolls in U.S. Jump 243,000 As I write this, the NYSE futures are up 109 points. The mainstream news outlets are currently trumpeting this surprising … Continue reading →

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3% vs 47%

Posted on February 20, 2011 by DRenegade

During the course of the Revolutionary War, approximately 3% of the colonial population was actively engaged in the fight for their freedom. This small number has always been a source of inspiration to show how passion can achieve great results. … Continue reading →

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