But when new jobs numbers for August came out earlier this month, and those for June and July were revised substantially downward, thoughts again turned to the necessity of a fed funds cut.

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The White House continued "to urge Congress to move toward a sustainable Federal budget", he said, and warned against "reading too much into any one monthly report" as payroll estimates were volatile and could be revised substantially.

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Furthermore, the employment loss in both August and September was revised down substantially.

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