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CNBC - Jobless Claims Report is NOT Accurate 10/11/2012

DOL not keeping track of state data

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One large state did not turn in figures

The Labor Department did not properly adjust for one state's reporting figures. The typical quarter workflow was not properly reported. The Labor Department meanwhile was bragging that the unemployment rate was at a four-year low, but that was inaccurate. The DOL did not appear to take to heart the incidence of unemployment insurance refiling.