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Today, the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 200,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent:
With 212,000 jobs added by private businesses, December marks the 22nd consecutive month of private sector job growth. It also means that under President Obama, in either 2010 (1.2 million private sector jobs) or 2011 (1.9 million private sector jobs), more private sector jobs were created than under the eight years of the Bush Administration (-653,000 private sector jobs):
Todays jobs report is a step in the right direction but we still have work to do.
After a year of failing to offer a jobs agenda despite millions of Americans being out of work, the Republican House remains out of session. We cant afford any more Republican made-up crises that hurt our middle class. And we cant wait any longer to act to create jobs and strengthen our economy starting with a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut that puts more money back in the pockets of working families.
Democrats are committed to reigniting the American dream by building ladders of opportunity. Its time for House Republicans to join Democrats and get back on the job putting people to work.
http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=4707
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Its still the economy stupid.
underpants
(182,910 posts)Most people will never see this graph and if they did all the Fox News types will BELIEVE that it is fake....and CNN will give them airtime to say that they BELIEVE that it is fake
DCBob
(24,689 posts)If the economy tanks just before the election Obama and Democrats will be blamed.
liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)Great news for President Obama's chances in November.