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IS THIS THE HOPE, OR THE CHANGE? Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment at 10.0% in Mid-October. ?Unemploy?

By Glenn Reynolds

IS THIS THE HOPE, OR THE CHANGE? Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment at 10.0% in Mid-October. “Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is at 10.0% in mid-October — essentially the same as the 10.1% at the end of September but up sharply from 9.4% in mid-September and 9.3% at the end of August. This mid-month measurement confirms the late September surge in joblessness that should be reflected in the government’s Nov. 5 unemployment report.” Which, conveniently, comes out right after the elections. You know the White House has to be grateful for that.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).