This is another example of people being asked to reject the evidence of their ears and eyes. We know they just did a massive downward revision of over 800,000 jobs they claimed were created earlier in the year.

We probably all know someone who is currently unemployed, some people have been out of work for nearly a year. I hear people say frequently they their company hasn’t been this slow in years. And, we know this time of year there is always an uptick in seasonal jobs.

But, people feel this, maybe more than they completely understand it. Even if they are inclined to believe these numbers they still experience cognitive dissonance because of what they see and hear in their own lives.