Can we talk about the connection between Obama and the unemployment rate?

[DiamondDave]

And yet the facts say otherwise.

No.. actually they do not.. the facts show that a normal recovery comes much faster and at a better rate.. the facts show that the labor participation rate is at historical highs... the facts show that the government has policies that do more harm to businesses which leads to lesser employment.. the facts show that the numbers Obamabots love to throw out are cherry picked if not completely cooked...

You sir, are an idiot

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Evidently, you have not even taken a basic economics course... We have had downturns like this, even if not exact in every detail.. we have had ones just as bad and they have recovered faster and with better result

The stimulus created NO such jobs... and the ones it did 'create' were temporary in nature... as we said all along.. that the only way that those jobs would be sustained would be wit (SURPRISE) more government confiscation and spending.... and more of that money wasted in red tape bullshit.. the number of 'stimulus' jobs were in fact LESS than the amount of jobs that were lost.. not to mention those jobs vacated by the retirees seemed to just disappear... not being filled by others.. the jobs issue was not fixed at all... and it shows that government has zero fucking business with these 'jobs bills' and other shell games where they trick the populace into thinking that government is the thing responsible for creating jobs.. the increased governance in these actions leads to the necessity to tax or borrow more to run that government, which is what hinders business from actually expanding and hiring more...

idiots

 

[Billy000]

No.. actually they do not.. the facts show that a normal recovery comes much faster and at a better rate.. the facts show that the labor participation rate is at historical highs... the facts show that the government has policies that do more harm to businesses which leads to lesser employment.. the facts show that the numbers Obamabots love to throw out are cherry picked if not completely cooked...

You sir, are an idiot

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Evidently, you have not even taken a basic economics course... We have had downturns like this, even if not exact in every detail.. we have had ones just as bad and they have recovered faster and with better result

The stimulus created NO such jobs... and the ones it did 'create' were temporary in nature... as we said all along.. that the only way that those jobs would be sustained would be wit (SURPRISE) more government confiscation and spending.... and more of that money wasted in red tape bullshit.. the number of 'stimulus' jobs were in fact LESS than the amount of jobs that were lost.. not to mention those jobs vacated by the retirees seemed to just disappear... not being filled by others.. the jobs issue was not fixed at all... and it shows that government has zero fucking business with these 'jobs bills' and other shell games where they trick the populace into thinking that government is the thing responsible for creating jobs.. the increased governance in these actions leads to the necessity to tax or borrow more to run that government, which is what hinders business from actually expanding and hiring more...

idiots

You are so full of shit. How about you provide some actual evidence to what you're saying? Oh, and you can't use Fox News.

Here is what your dumbass is not getting. The stimulus package didn't directly create jobs. What it did was pump more money into the economy. It created 17 billion a month in additional economic demand. That is what created jobs. I agree the stimulus could have done more. The problem is that it was too small. However, it still SAVED millions of jobs. It reversed the free fall our economy was in during the final months of Bush's presidency.

 

[Billy000]

MY god... what kind of record does Obama have IF HE HAS SAID:

1)Obama wants higher gas prices... "I'd like higher gas prices, just not so quickly" LiveLeak.com - Obama: Id like higher gas prices, just not so quickly
2)"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." Obama: I?ll make energy prices ?skyrocket? « Hot Air
3)"I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program" Barack Obama on single payer in 2003 | Physicians for a National Health Program

Because NO logical sane person wants higher gas prices or skyrocketing electricity rates AND definitely put 1,300 companies that pay $100 billion in Federal/state/local taxes employing 400,000 people OUT OF BUSINESS!
Obama did!

You are completely dumb to assume a quote made by Obama relates to anything we have been talking about.

 

[Billy000]

No.. actually they do not.. the facts show that a normal recovery comes much faster and at a better rate.. the facts show that the labor participation rate is at historical highs... the facts show that the government has policies that do more harm to businesses which leads to lesser employment.. the facts show that the numbers Obamabots love to throw out are cherry picked if not completely cooked...

You sir, are an idiot

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

I'm failing to see why it is a bad thing we have more government employment. Jobs are jobs.

 

[The Rabbi]

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

I'm failing to see why it is a bad thing we have more government employment. Jobs are jobs.

Gee, Dave said you were an ignoramus at economics and here you prove it.
Why dont we just get gov't to hire everyone who is unemployed? A job is a job.

 

[Billy000]

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

I'm failing to see why it is a bad thing we have more government employment. Jobs are jobs.

Gee, Dave said you were an ignoramus at economics and here you prove it.
Why dont we just get gov't to hire everyone who is unemployed? A job is a job.

You do realize that government serves a purpose right? Obviously we need people to run it. And no, I am not suggesting the government hire everyone. Don't be dumb.

 

[Indeependent]

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

I'm failing to see why it is a bad thing we have more government employment. Jobs are jobs.

What would you consider to have been the last normal recovery pre-2008?

 

[edthecynic]

No.. actually they do not.. the facts show that a normal recovery comes much faster and at a better rate.. the facts show that the labor participation rate is at historical highs... the facts show that the government has policies that do more harm to businesses which leads to lesser employment.. the facts show that the numbers Obamabots love to throw out are cherry picked if not completely cooked...

You sir, are an idiot

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

Talk about dishonestly cherry picking your data!!!!!

There were 142,153,000 employed when Bush left office and 144,386,000 employed now.
During that same period government jobs declined from 21,204,000 to 20,064,000 now.

 

[The Rabbi]

I'm failing to see why it is a bad thing we have more government employment. Jobs are jobs.

Gee, Dave said you were an ignoramus at economics and here you prove it.
Why dont we just get gov't to hire everyone who is unemployed? A job is a job.

You do realize that government serves a purpose right? Obviously we need people to run it. And no, I am not suggesting the government hire everyone. Don't be dumb.

There is a purpose. Providing employment isn't it, though.
So why doesnt government just hire all the unemployed people? Wouldn't that stimulate the economy?

 

[DiamondDave]

Enough of this normal recovery bullshit. This downturn is unlike anything we have ever had. Despite this, Obama pulled us out of the fire left by Bush. You know it's true. Stop with your republican bullshit. The stimulus created millions of jobs and you are too immature to admit it.

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

Talk about dishonestly cherry picking your data!!!!!

There were 142,153,000 employed when Bush left office and 144,386,000 employed now.
During that same period government jobs declined from 21,204,000 to 20,064,000 now.

And you are indeed cherry picking because the federal government, nor its policy, is responsible for the reductions in STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, which is where the drops are coming from

 

[edthecynic]

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

- See more at: 73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government | CNS News

WHO then will pay the taxes to pay the salaries that are paid out of the TAXES????

Talk about dishonestly cherry picking your data!!!!!

There were 142,153,000 employed when Bush left office and 144,386,000 employed now.
During that same period government jobs declined from 21,204,000 to 20,064,000 now.

And you are indeed cherry picking because the federal government, nor its policy, is responsible for the reductions in STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, which is where the drops are coming from

Employment Situation Summary

Federal government employment continued to decline (-7,000) in November. Over the past
12 months, federal government employment has decreased by 92,000.

 

[DiamondDave]

Talk about dishonestly cherry picking your data!!!!!

There were 142,153,000 employed when Bush left office and 144,386,000 employed now.
During that same period government jobs declined from 21,204,000 to 20,064,000 now.

And you are indeed cherry picking because the federal government, nor its policy, is responsible for the reductions in STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, which is where the drops are coming from

Employment Situation Summary

Federal government employment continued to decline (-7,000) in November. Over the past
12 months, federal government employment has decreased by 92,000.

Except it is still higher than when he took office

 

[U2Edge]

People have very short term memories. They are forgetting just how bad the 2008 crisis was. People seem to think it is Obama's fault the recovery is so slow yet Obama is the reason we have a recovery at all. During Bush's final months and Obama's early months, we lost several MILLION private sector jobs. It wasn't until Obama's stimulus package came into effect that the free fall began to level and eventually the private sector began to CREATE jobs rather than lose them. Here is the timeline as follows.

September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost
October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost
November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost
December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2]
January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost
February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost
March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost
April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost
May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost
June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost
July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost
August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost
September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost
October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3]
November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4]
December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4]
January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4]
February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost
March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created
April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created
May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created
June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost
July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5]
August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost
September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7]
October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase)
November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created
December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created
January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created
February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created
March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created
April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created
May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created
June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created
July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created
August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created
September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created
October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created
November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created
December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created
January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created
February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created
March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created
April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created
May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created
June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created
July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created
August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created
September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created
2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost
2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8]
2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created.

Here is unbiased proof that the economic job recovery can be directly attributed to Obama's 787 billion stimulus package.

Why Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Boost the Economy

So while it is definitely true the economy is still in bad shape, there is still no denying that we are in a recovery. While the number could be higher, we are still adding 100,000s of jobs each month. It's slow, but it is still a recovery. The main reason why our economy is so bad is because of the several millions of jobs we lost in the first place. Get that through your skulls. Why you righty tighties won't give Obama credit for anything good he has done is beyond me. You want to hold onto this republican mentality that Obama can do nothing right and that is complete bullshit.

The truth of the matter is that 2.5X more jobs have been created under Obama's 5 years than in Bush's 8. Not all, but most of those can be attributed directly to Obama's policies.

Obama?s Numbers, October Update

Under Bush, Unemployment averaged 5.27% per month. The average labor force participation rate was 66%. Obama has averaged 8.7% unemployment per month and the labor force participation rate has fallen to 62.8%, the lowest its been since the 1970s!

So under Bush, a higher percentage of the adult population was working and the unemployment rate among them was much lower. Under Obama, a smaller percentage of the adult population is working and the unemployment rate among them is much higher!

 

[The Rabbi]

People have very short term memories. They are forgetting just how bad the 2008 crisis was. People seem to think it is Obama's fault the recovery is so slow yet Obama is the reason we have a recovery at all. During Bush's final months and Obama's early months, we lost several MILLION private sector jobs. It wasn't until Obama's stimulus package came into effect that the free fall began to level and eventually the private sector began to CREATE jobs rather than lose them. Here is the timeline as follows.

September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost
October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost
November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost
December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2]
January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost
February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost
March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost
April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost
May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost
June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost
July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost
August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost
September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost
October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3]
November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4]
December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4]
January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4]
February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost
March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created
April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created
May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created
June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost
July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5]
August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost
September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7]
October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase)
November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created
December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created
January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created
February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created
March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created
April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created
May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created
June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created
July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created
August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created
September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created
October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created
November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created
December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created
January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created
February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created
March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created
April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created
May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created
June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created
July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created
August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created
September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created
2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost
2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8]
2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created.

Here is unbiased proof that the economic job recovery can be directly attributed to Obama's 787 billion stimulus package.

Why Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Boost the Economy

So while it is definitely true the economy is still in bad shape, there is still no denying that we are in a recovery. While the number could be higher, we are still adding 100,000s of jobs each month. It's slow, but it is still a recovery. The main reason why our economy is so bad is because of the several millions of jobs we lost in the first place. Get that through your skulls. Why you righty tighties won't give Obama credit for anything good he has done is beyond me. You want to hold onto this republican mentality that Obama can do nothing right and that is complete bullshit.

The truth of the matter is that 2.5X more jobs have been created under Obama's 5 years than in Bush's 8. Not all, but most of those can be attributed directly to Obama's policies.

Obama?s Numbers, October Update

Under Bush, Unemployment averaged 5.27% per month. The average labor force participation rate was 66%. Obama has averaged 8.7% unemployment per month and the labor force participation rate has fallen to 62.8%, the lowest its been since the 1970s!

So under Bush, a higher percentage of the adult population was working and the unemployment rate among them was much lower. Under Obama, a smaller percentage of the adult population is working and the unemployment rate among them is much higher!

But the stimulus worked!

 

[DiamondDave]

And you are indeed cherry picking because the federal government, nor its policy, is responsible for the reductions in STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, which is where the drops are coming from

Employment Situation Summary

Federal government employment continued to decline (-7,000) in November. Over the past
12 months, federal government employment has decreased by 92,000.

Except it is still higher than when he took office

Obama and his administration seem to love this little trick...

Add much more of something at the beginning of your administration.. then slightly cut on it and claim that you have made actual cuts, when indeed you are still spending or employing or whatever else MORE than what you inherited... and the liberal lap dogs lick up that vomit and smile while doing it

 

[edthecynic]

And you are indeed cherry picking because the federal government, nor its policy, is responsible for the reductions in STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, which is where the drops are coming from

Employment Situation Summary

Federal government employment continued to decline (-7,000) in November. Over the past
12 months, federal government employment has decreased by 92,000.

Except it is still higher than when he took office

Wrong again, which is why you only pontificate and never back up your claims. Fed workers are down since Bush left office.

 

[1776]

Dumbfuck....more people have quit looking for work under obama than anytime in our history.

He claimed the Porkulus scam would keep the UE rate below 8%, it didn't then he chuckled the shovel ready jobs were not so ready.

Go fuck yourself.

People have very short term memories. They are forgetting just how bad the 2008 crisis was. People seem to think it is Obama's fault the recovery is so slow yet Obama is the reason we have a recovery at all. During Bush's final months and Obama's early months, we lost several MILLION private sector jobs. It wasn't until Obama's stimulus package came into effect that the free fall began to level and eventually the private sector began to CREATE jobs rather than lose them. Here is the timeline as follows.

September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost
October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost
November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost
December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2]
January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost
February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost
March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost
April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost
May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost
June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost
July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost
August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost
September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost
October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3]
November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4]
December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4]
January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4]
February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost
March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created
April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created
May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created
June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost
July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5]
August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost
September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7]
October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase)
November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created
December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created
January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created
February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created
March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created
April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created
May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created
June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created
July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created
August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created
September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created
October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created
November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created
December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created
January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created
February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created
March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created
April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created
May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created
June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created
July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created
August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created
September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created
2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost
2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8]
2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created.

Here is unbiased proof that the economic job recovery can be directly attributed to Obama's 787 billion stimulus package.

Why Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Boost the Economy

So while it is definitely true the economy is still in bad shape, there is still no denying that we are in a recovery. While the number could be higher, we are still adding 100,000s of jobs each month. It's slow, but it is still a recovery. The main reason why our economy is so bad is because of the several millions of jobs we lost in the first place. Get that through your skulls. Why you righty tighties won't give Obama credit for anything good he has done is beyond me. You want to hold onto this republican mentality that Obama can do nothing right and that is complete bullshit.

The truth of the matter is that 2.5X more jobs have been created under Obama's 5 years than in Bush's 8. Not all, but most of those can be attributed directly to Obama's policies.

Obama?s Numbers, October Update

 

[Indeependent]

People have very short term memories. They are forgetting just how bad the 2008 crisis was. People seem to think it is Obama's fault the recovery is so slow yet Obama is the reason we have a recovery at all. During Bush's final months and Obama's early months, we lost several MILLION private sector jobs. It wasn't until Obama's stimulus package came into effect that the free fall began to level and eventually the private sector began to CREATE jobs rather than lose them. Here is the timeline as follows.

September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost
October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost
November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost
December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2]
January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost
February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost
March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost
April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost
May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost
June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost
July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost
August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost
September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost
October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3]
November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4]
December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4]
January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4]
February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost
March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created
April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created
May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created
June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost
July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5]
August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost
September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7]
October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase)
November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created
December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created
January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created
February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created
March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created
April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created
May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created
June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created
July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created
August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created
September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created
October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created
November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created
December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created
January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created
February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created
March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created
April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created
May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created
June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created
July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created
August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created
September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created
2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost
2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8]
2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created.

Here is unbiased proof that the economic job recovery can be directly attributed to Obama's 787 billion stimulus package.

Why Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Boost the Economy

So while it is definitely true the economy is still in bad shape, there is still no denying that we are in a recovery. While the number could be higher, we are still adding 100,000s of jobs each month. It's slow, but it is still a recovery. The main reason why our economy is so bad is because of the several millions of jobs we lost in the first place. Get that through your skulls. Why you righty tighties won't give Obama credit for anything good he has done is beyond me. You want to hold onto this republican mentality that Obama can do nothing right and that is complete bullshit.

The truth of the matter is that 2.5X more jobs have been created under Obama's 5 years than in Bush's 8. Not all, but most of those can be attributed directly to Obama's policies.

Obama?s Numbers, October Update

Under Bush, Unemployment averaged 5.27% per month. The average labor force participation rate was 66%. Obama has averaged 8.7% unemployment per month and the labor force participation rate has fallen to 62.8%, the lowest its been since the 1970s!

So under Bush, a higher percentage of the adult population was working and the unemployment rate among them was much lower. Under Obama, a smaller percentage of the adult population is working and the unemployment rate among them is much higher!

You don't get to average 8 years when they're proven in the last 4 months to be a mirage.

 

[edthecynic]

People have very short term memories. They are forgetting just how bad the 2008 crisis was. People seem to think it is Obama's fault the recovery is so slow yet Obama is the reason we have a recovery at all. During Bush's final months and Obama's early months, we lost several MILLION private sector jobs. It wasn't until Obama's stimulus package came into effect that the free fall began to level and eventually the private sector began to CREATE jobs rather than lose them. Here is the timeline as follows.

September 2008 – 432,000 jobs lost
October 2008 – 489,000 jobs lost
November 2008 – 803,000 jobs lost
December 2008 – 661,000 jobs lost[2]
January 2009 – 818,000 jobs lost
February 2009 – 724,000 jobs lost
March 2009 – 799,000 jobs lost
April 2009 – 692,000 jobs lost
May 2009 – 361,000 jobs lost
June 2009 – 482,000 jobs lost
July 2009 – 339,000 jobs lost
August 2009 – 231,000 jobs lost
September 2009 – 199,000 jobs lost
October 2009 – 202,000 jobs lost[3]
November 2009 - 64,000 jobs created[4]
December 2009 - 109,000 jobs lost[4]
January 2010 - 40,000 jobs lost[4]
February 2010 - 35,000 jobs lost
March 2010 - 189,000 jobs created
April 2010 - 239,000 jobs created
May 2010 - 516,000 jobs created
June 2010 - 167,000 jobs lost
July 2010 - 58,000 jobs lost (143,000 Federal Census jobs lost) [5]
August 2010 - 51,000 jobs lost
September 2010 - 27,000 jobs lost (According to U.S. Labor Department, 64,000 private sector jobs are added but a net loss of 95,000 jobs are due to government layoffs) [6][7]
October 2010 - 220,000 jobs created (Private sector jobs net increase)
November 2010 - 121,000 jobs created
December 2010 - 120,000 jobs created
January 2011 - 110,000 jobs created
February 2011 - 220,000 jobs created
March 2011 - 246,000 jobs created
April 2011 - 251,000 jobs created
May 2011 - 54,000 jobs created
June 2011 - 84,000 jobs created
July 2011 - 96,000 jobs created
August 2011 - 85,000 jobs created
September 2011 - 202,000 jobs created
October 2011 - 112,000 jobs created
November 2011 - 157,000 jobs created
December 2011 - 223,000 jobs created
January 2012 - 275,000 jobs created
February 2012 - 259,000 jobs created
March 2012 - 143,000 jobs created
April 2012 - 68,000 jobs created
May 2012 - 87,000 jobs created
June 2012 - 45,000 jobs created
July 2012 - 181,000 jobs created
August 2012 - 142,000 jobs created
September 2012 - 114,000 jobs created
2008 (September 2008 – December 2008) – 2.6 million jobs lost
2009 (January 2009 – December 2009) – 4.2 million jobs lost[8]
2010 (January 2010-December 2010) - 863,000 jobs created.

Here is unbiased proof that the economic job recovery can be directly attributed to Obama's 787 billion stimulus package.

Why Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Boost the Economy

So while it is definitely true the economy is still in bad shape, there is still no denying that we are in a recovery. While the number could be higher, we are still adding 100,000s of jobs each month. It's slow, but it is still a recovery. The main reason why our economy is so bad is because of the several millions of jobs we lost in the first place. Get that through your skulls. Why you righty tighties won't give Obama credit for anything good he has done is beyond me. You want to hold onto this republican mentality that Obama can do nothing right and that is complete bullshit.

The truth of the matter is that 2.5X more jobs have been created under Obama's 5 years than in Bush's 8. Not all, but most of those can be attributed directly to Obama's policies.

Obama?s Numbers, October Update

Under Bush, Unemployment averaged 5.27% per month. The average labor force participation rate was 66%. Obama has averaged 8.7% unemployment per month and the labor force participation rate has fallen to 62.8%, the lowest its been since the 1970s!

So under Bush, a higher percentage of the adult population was working and the unemployment rate among them was much lower. Under Obama, a smaller percentage of the adult population is working and the unemployment rate among them is much higher!

Under Bush the UE rate nearly doubled and the number of unemployed did double. Under Obama, more people are working than when Bush left office and less people are unemployed then when Bush left office. The LPR is lower because the Boomers have started retiring in large numbers. The LPR was declining under Bush without the Boomers retiring.

Everything was heading down from the Clinton numbers as Bush left office, which is why the Right always dishonestly use averages rather than the condition Bush left the economy in when he left!!!!!

 

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Bush had nothing to do with the ticking timebomb in the housing and financial markets put in place under Clinton.

Obama has not fixed the economy, in fact he doesn't want to fix it. He wants millions on welfare since that creates more democrap voters.