ocr as much as I would like to fall into the trap that yes someone in obama admin gave a call to the bls and said pump the numbers by a tenth of a point or two, I don’t think that is the case. Conversely the other sort of behavior such as asking defense contractors not to issue pink slips does indeed trouble me. Also what I dont think is out of the realm of possibility is that various govt entities were told to hold off hiring until the late summer or early fall. Again, impossible to prove but if the gains seen by the bls stats were primarly in the govt sector, it would not surprise me at all.
Is that an outlandish presumption by me? (it may be, I am just curious if you think it is)
