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Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post: ‘Jobs Day’: Monthly release of employment data an economic, political obsession
Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post
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The president's senior advisers walked into the Roosevelt Room at 8:29 a.m., refreshing the screens on their BlackBerrys in a race to see the monthly employment numbers first. Their daily planning meeting in the White House always felt a bit futile on this one Friday a month, because nobody knew what to plan for, exactly. It was "JOBS DAY," the words capitalized and bolded on their official White House calendars, because the 8:30 a.m. release of economic data could redefine what came next.