In the final jobs report prior to the election, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that unemployment crept up in October to 7.9 percent, as 170,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added. The broader "U-6" unemployment statistic is 14.6 percent (up a hair from 14.5 six months ago). August and September's numbers were both revised upward, which is a positive sign. As Jim Pethokoukis notes, average monthly job growth in 2012 has been nearly identical to the sub-par numbers of 2011, and hourly wages remain stagnant at best. The "worst recovery since the Great Depression" continues....
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theerighthstuff Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 10:17 AM
Need to ask for a refund on your "Being Witty " DVD's
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Birdman III Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 10:23 AM
So speaks one who would have America on her knees before the world.
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Birdman III Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 10:25 AM
'stuff, you responded so you must be one of lois' friends. Another sponsor for Socialism under Obama and his Democrat buddies.
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