The Numbers Behind the Numbers
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The Numbers Behind the Numbers
By Erica Berenstein October 22nd, 2013
A look at how Janet Yellen, President Obama’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, may interpret the latest jobs report, and what those numbers say about how how the economy is really doing.
Weak Job Gains May Cause Delay in Action by Fed - NYTimes.com
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/business/economy/us-economy-added-148000-jobs-in-september.html
Even before the federal government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis this month, the nation’s economy was lagging and job growth was sluggish. And the recent dysfunction in Congress seems likely to make the situation worse.