Before I Step Away From The Keyboard, Let's Look At How Mainstream Media Spun The Most Recent Unemployment Claims Numbers -- November 23, 2022

Updates

Later, mostly from social media and/or links to mainstream media:

• Reuters, OMG, a three-month high!

•  AP News, OMG, highest since August!

• breathlessly, 240K vs 225K expected!

Original Post 

Headlines, first time unemployment claims:

• "highest since August"
• "sharp increase"
• "claims surge"
• "exceed forecast"

So, what were the numbers?

• that sharp increase?
• up 17,000 from 222,000 to 240,000 (source? CNN. Who does their math?)
• exceed forecast?
• forecast: 225,000
• actual: 240,000
• forecast practically on the mark, if you ask me
• 350 million Americans and "actual" number was off by 15,000?
• calendar?
• since ....
• since August 13, 2022 -- about three months ago
• so, simply background noise?
• or are the powers that be -- are they trying to put pressure on the Fed to pivot with claims of surging unemployment?