BLS Truthers: Barack Obama Still Rigging Jobs Report

According to the nerds at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7%.

At least with the election behind us, we won't have to listen to people claiming the Obama administration is rigging these numbers to affect the polls. Or will we?

Someone tell the #media, #BLS that #obama won the election—they don't have to put out BS employment numbers anymore. #540K stopped looking

— CW (@Pedlar7) December 7, 2012

540,000 people magically disappear from labor force – and the number of unemployed goes DOWN. #tcotMillions of people are very foolish.

— Bricen Weeks (@BricenWeeks) December 7, 2012

It's true that there's been a reduction in the employment-population ratio. It's called "retirement." A travesty that would never be allowed in a Romney-Ryan administration.

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