Unemployment trending up not down via Obama “compressed” numbers

This is from a commenter on GretaWire.

(Obama composite numbers, from DOL, press releases).

Weekending 3/10/2012 – Initial report 351,000 Revised to: 353,000 Weekending 3/17/2012 – Initial report 348,000 Revised to: 364,000 Weekending 3/24/2012 – Initial report 359,000 Revised to: 363,000 Weekending 3/31/2012 – Initial report 357,000 Revised to: 367,000 Weekending 4/07/2012 – Initial report 380,000 Revised to: 388,000 Weekending 4/14/2012 – Initial report 386,000 Revised to: 389,000 Weekending 4/21/2012 – Initial report 388,000—waiting for next wk for the revised #

Posted:  05.03.12 @1:44 p.m.