The “Establishment Survey” of employers reported that 171,000 jobs were added in October.
The “Household Survey” … the basis of the unemployment rate calculation … reported that 410,000 jobs were added in October.
That’s on top of the 873,000 jobs reportedly added in September … when the Establishment Survey reported 114,000 jobs added.
So, the Household Survey says that 1,283,000 jobs were added in September and October.
The Establishment Survey says that employers added 255,000 jobs in September and October.
The difference is roughly 1 million jobs … a big difference which, in many quarters, would be considered statistically significant.
For example, if the October Household Survey had claimed the same 171,000 as the Establishment Survey, the unemployment rate would’ve bumped to 8% … not 7.9%.
And, if the Household Survey had been in alignment with the Establishment Survey in both September and October, then the unemployment rate would be about 8.5%.
Draw you own conclusions.
The Homa Files 
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