Originally Posted by teomaxxx

yes, they constantly changed the way how the stats are counted and thats a proof.
eg. latest job report:

"The U.S. October employment report came better than expected. But the details of this report are much weaker than the headline figure of 166K non-farm jobs created in October.

First, the establishment survey says that 166K jobs were created in October. But the household survey says that 250K jobs were lost in October. Which survey is more correct? In years when the economy was growing rapidly (2004 to mid 2006) the household survey was showing faster growth than the establishment survey. Indeed at that time supply-side commentators used to write every other month (in the op-ed page of the WSJ and other media outlets) that the household survey was a much better measure of the employment situation as the establishment survey did not fully reflect self-employment and new smaller businesses. But whether one survey or the other is a better proxy of the true state of the labor market depends on when you are in the business cycle. When the economy is growing fast ? as in 2004-2006 - the household survey may overestimate job creation; when the economy is slowing down ? like now - the establishment survey may overestimate job creation and the household survey may be a better measure. So today the household survey tells us that 250K jobs were lost in October."

from:
http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/