The NFP "Fudge Factor"

A picture is worth a thousand words -- I mean JOBS! Amazing graphic thanks to Tyler Durden.

from Zero Hedge:

This is the last chart we will dedicate to today's B(L)S non-far payroll data. It shows nothing less than than just how much of a factor the "seasonal adjustment" has become in every December data series, and is the definitive evidence of why only the most gullible but any credibility in the BLS seasonal adjustment mechanics. Unfortunately far from indicating a one time seasonal adjustment, it is no yet another secular trend policy tool, whose goal is to offset the actual drop in jobs. Indicatively while the number is now well over 2x greater than it was in 2000, the US population has hardly tripled over the past decade, requiring such a dramatic increase in fudge factors.

h/t John Poehling