Comments on: Jobs Day is a Comin’…

By: Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:05:20 +0000

I think the consensus is that unusual seasonality added some jobs that weren’t really there in the winter and perhaps subtracted some in the spring but that these things balance out and don’t change the larger story.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:33:57 +0000

I’ve been curious how you think strange seasonality patterns (e.g. warm winter, auto workers staying on longer) are playing in role in the up and down numbers we’re seeing over the first half of the year?

By: Miguel Canabosis

Miguel Canabosis — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:42:34 +0000

Does your 90k prediction take into account the decrease in rail-transported garbage?

http://grist.org/news/want-to-predict-americas-economic-health-follow-the-trash/

By: Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:42:47 +0000

My pleasure!

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:50:50 +0000

“5.7 times,* *that’s the natural log of the year/month: ln(2012/7)…duh.”

Thanks, Jared, for keeping a geeky sense of humor amidst all the sometimes depressing news that you report on (see, e.g., Edward DeMarco, fiscal cliff, etc.) Just wanted to let you know that your careful analysis, loaded with math and CHARTS–yay!–are very much appreciated!