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Gallup figures typically provide an indication of what the government will report at the end of the month. The U.S. unemployment rate, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is 9.0% in mid-February, Gallup said in its mid-month unemployment survey, released on February 17. The mid-month reading normally reflects what the U.S. government reports for the entire month, and is up from 8.3% in mid-January. Gallup said the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) would likely report a rise in the official unemployment rate in early March, when it publishes its February figures.
Gallups mid-month figures are not seasonally adjusted, and so may not predict the official unemployment rate precisely. However, because Gallup and BLS both conduct their unemployment surveys at the same time in the middle of the month Gallups early figures can provide a barometer of where the official rate is likely headed. Gallups mid-month unemployment reading, based on the 30 days ending Feb. 15, serves as a preliminary estimate of the U.S. government report, and suggests the Bureau of Labor Statistics will likely report on the first Friday of March that its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in February, Gallup said.
The survey also found that underemployment those unemployed and those working part-time because full-time jobs are unavailable rose to 19 percent, up from the 18.7 percent Gallup found in January. Gallup said its report reflected a continuing trend of weakness in U.S. labor markets, marking a sharp deterioration in job market conditions. Regardless of what the government reports, Gallups unemployment and underemployment measures show a sharp deterioration in job market conditions since mid-January.
That decline was consistent with an economy struggling with weak growth and rising energy prices, Gallup said, making it premature to think that the economy would not be a major factor in Novembers presidential elections. Further, it suggests that it is premature to assume the condition of the economy will not remain a major issue for Americans both financially and politically in 2012.
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) tore into President Obama on Thursday for "unraveling Social Security." The liberal senator was unusually tough in criticizing Obama, who Harkin said would deprive the Social Security fund of roughly $100 billion by extending the two-percentage-point payroll tax cut through the end of 2012. That tax funds the Social Security trust fund. I never thought I would have to see the day when a Democratic president of the United States and a Democratic vice president would agree to put Social Security in this kind of jeopardy," exclaimed a visibly agitated Harkin from the Senate floor. "Never did I ever imagine a Democratic president would be the beginning of the unraveling of Social Security.
Harkin predicted that Americans would become addicted to the payroll tax cut, which has been in place since the begiining of last year. The House and Senate are expected to approve the extension on Friday. He also noted that under the deal worked out by House Republicans and Senate Democrats, the tax cut will not be offset with other spending cuts or tax increases and will add to the deficit. "I warn my colleagues to consider the long terms ramifications of these actions," said Harkin. "This continues to open the door to further extending the [pay roll] tax cut because we don't have to pay for it."
The tax cut would save the average American family up to $40 per month by relieving them of part of the tax that is designed to pay their part towards the Social Security fund. Obama is a strong advocate for extending the tax cut, which he says is necessary to prevent the economic recovery from stalling. Some economists have estimated the tax cut adds as much as a point to U.S. GDP growth this year.
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Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Bullshit.
Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Want to solve the problem? Ask the GOP to pass a law that puts illegal employers in prison when we catch them hiring illegals.
You will see in one month 13 million illegals will go home. No jobs, no stay.
We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.
America has two signs on the border. A small one that says stay out and a big one that says HELP WANTED!
From the article... He has appointed an illegal alien advocate? What's next a czar to advocate for pedophiles?
Pubcrappe- pass the Schumer/Graham bill- Forget harassing hispanics or an un-American Berlin Wall, both useless tricks for the dupes. PUBS love cheap labor duh.
NOT clueless in the least, dittoheads.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Want to solve the problem? Ask the GOP to pass a law that puts illegal employers in prison when we catch them hiring illegals.
You will see in one month 13 million illegals will go home. No jobs, no stay.
We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.
America has two signs on the border. A small one that says stay out and a big one that says HELP WANTED!
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Want to solve the problem? Ask the GOP to pass a law that puts illegal employers in prison when we catch them hiring illegals.
You will see in one month 13 million illegals will go home. No jobs, no stay.
We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.
America has two signs on the border. A small one that says stay out and a big one that says HELP WANTED!
Tell the repubs!! Oh the drama.
Both parties are dirty up their armpits.
But you dont have the guts to even look.
Hey stupid....
It was the democrats that threatened employers with criminal action if they fired any illegals.
Want to solve the problem? Ask the GOP to pass a law that puts illegal employers in prison when we catch them hiring illegals.
You will see in one month 13 million illegals will go home. No jobs, no stay.
We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.
America has two signs on the border. A small one that says stay out and a big one that says HELP WANTED!
Laws are on the books already and who's in charge of enforcing them?
Who the hell is in charge of enforcing immigration laws, you fool!Want to solve the problem? Ask the GOP to pass a law that puts illegal employers in prison when we catch them hiring illegals.
You will see in one month 13 million illegals will go home. No jobs, no stay.
We don't have an illegal immigrant problem. We have an illegal employer problem.
America has two signs on the border. A small one that says stay out and a big one that says HELP WANTED!
Laws are on the books already and who's in charge of enforcing them?
This was written in 2006 when the GOP controlled all three branches of government:
Reclaiming the Issues: "It's an Illegal Employer Problem"
And this one explains how your party is divided on the issue:
Today's Immigration Battle: Corporatists vs. Racists (and Labor is Left Behind)
