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October 05, 2012
Speculation About Today's Job Figures: 8.2% Unemployment, 113,000 Jobs
Expectations:
Economists expect employers added 113,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate edged up to 8.2 percent from August's 8.1 percent, according to a Reuters survey. Friday’s report will be the second-to-last before the November election.
That, of course, is very weak. But in setting up such a low expectation, it gives the media room to play up 140,000 as an "unexpected rebound."