"jim--" wrote in message
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"While it would seem odd that the unemployment rate rose despite a jump in
payrolls, the two numbers are generated by separate surveys. The
unemployment rate comes from a survey of households, which found that
179,000 people entered the labor force in March, resulting in a higher
unemployment rate.

But Harry told us this on March 7th:

"The fact is that virtually no one of consequence takes the "home survey" as
a measure of employment or unemployment seriously, and that includes the BLS
and Alan Greenspan."

What's he saying now?