Is the economy getting better?

[bigrebnc1775]

Non Seasonal adjusted
Labor Force Participation Rate
Nov 2007 (66.1%)
March 2013 (63.1%)

Employment-Population Ratio
Nov 2007 (63.2%)
March 2013 (58.2%)

Not in Labor Force
Nov 2007 (78,904,000)
March 2013 (90,483,000)

Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

Unemployment benefits claims jump to 4-month high
Unemployment benefits claims jump to 4-month high

 

[bigrebnc1775]

This might also be an indicator of how the economy is doing

Consumers Paid $32 Billion In Overdraft Fees In 2012.
Consumers Paid $32 Billion In Overdraft Fees In 2012 - Forbes
Could this be attempts to make payments on those Christmas gifts in 2012?

 

[JakeStarkey]

wiki.answers.com › ... › Statistical Information and Demographics What is the Population density of US in 2007? 300 million. What us the population of new york in 2007? The population of newyork in 2007 was 19,207,088 ...

313 million today

According to bigreb's figures, we have a 1 million more jobs than six years ago, right before Bush's Recession blew up the economy.

 

[francoHFW]

How bout a GD Jobs bill fer chrissake?

 

[MikeK]

Briefly stated; the economy is definitely getting better. But not for me. And unless you are among the One Percent it's not getting better for you, either.

Basically, what is happening is precisely what was intended to happen when Ronald Reagan was positioned to commence disassembly of the New Deal, to undermine the union movement, and to disassemble the hard-won Middle Class.

It's taken them awhile to get it done, but they are doing it.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

wiki.answers.com › ... › Statistical Information and Demographics What is the Population density of US in 2007? 300 million. What us the population of new york in 2007? The population of newyork in 2007 was 19,207,088 ...

313 million today

According to bigreb's figures, we have a 1 million more jobs than six years ago, right before Bush's Recession blew up the economy.

And here's jake defending obama's economy.
Dip shit those are not my figures. I posted the links from those who supplied them..

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Briefly stated; the economy is definitely getting better. But not for me. And unless you are among the One Percent it's not getting better for you, either.

Basically, what is happening is precisely what was intended to happen when Ronald Reagan was positioned to commence disassembly of the New Deal, to undermine the union movement, and to disassemble the hard-won Middle Class.

It's taken them awhile to get it done, but they are doing it.

OH so now it's Reagans fault.
OMG

 

[JakeStarkey]

I am showing the facts.

We have 1mm more jobs than just before the economy tanked.

I posted above. The 13mm growth covers your 12mm growth, leaving 1mm more jobs.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I am showing the facts.

We have 1mm more jobs than just before the economy tanked.

I posted above. The 13mm growth covers your 12mm growth, leaving 1mm more jobs.

You used wiki.answers.com and you claim that as facts over those links I posted from the BLS AND I think the other was forbes? Dude you are a real piece of work.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

How bout a GD Jobs bill fer chrissake?

Well, at least you didn't blame bush or the republicans.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Blame them for what? An improved economy? That would require that we credit someone, not blame them. Who should we credit?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Non Seasonal adjusted
Labor Force Participation Rate
Nov 2007 (66.1%)
March 2013 (63.1%)

Employment-Population Ratio
Nov 2007 (63.2%)
March 2013 (58.2%)

Not in Labor Force
Nov 2007 (78,904,000)
March 2013 (90,483,000)

 

[velvtacheeze]

Turns out cutting spending in the sequestration was a bad idea. The GOP got their way though, and now there's not much growth. Too bad we didn't learn from the flop that spending cuts in the UK have been.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Turns out cutting spending in the sequestration was a bad idea. The GOP got their way though, and now there's not much growth. Too bad we didn't learn from the flop that spending cuts in the UK have been.

oh jeeze enlighten me how did the GOP get their way?

 

[healthmyths]

How bout a GD Jobs bill fer chrissake?

Well is this an example of a "GD" jobs bill..??

$423,500 Stimulus Program on 'Correct Condom Use' Yields Zero Jobs

$423,500 Stimulus Program on 'Correct Condom Use' Yields Zero Jobs | The Weekly Standard

 

[Freewill]

Briefly stated; the economy is definitely getting better. But not for me. And unless you are among the One Percent it's not getting better for you, either.

Basically, what is happening is precisely what was intended to happen when Ronald Reagan was positioned to commence disassembly of the New Deal, to undermine the union movement, and to disassemble the hard-won Middle Class.

It's taken them awhile to get it done, but they are doing it.

You do realize that Reagan was 25 years ago and since that we have had 12 years of democrats ruling? You do realize that the biggest hit on the American working man was Clinton's "free" trade agreements. The difference in what you say and what I say is that it was predicted that if Clinton did what he did there would be a great sucking sound of jobs fleeing the country and that prediction has proved correct. The thing about Reagan is that your kind of people made the same BS up back then. And what happened was the biggest peacetime expansion of the economy in history. Then something terrible happened in 2006 which eclipses even 9/11, the democrats won control and we have been sliding into the abyss ever since.

 

[Freewill]

How bout a GD Jobs bill fer chrissake?

You are definitely either not keeping up or you want to do more of the same which has not worked. Gosh, Obama has gotten everything he has wanted yet to listen to the liberal left just the opposite is true.

Obama signs jobs bill, praises private sector

2012-04-05 4:05

President Obama signed a bill today designed to encourage investment in start-up businesses -- and also appeared to respond to Republican criticism that he promotes too much government involvement in the economy.

"I've always said that the true engine of job creation in this country is the private sector, not the government," Obama said during a signing ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. "Our job is to help our companies grow and hire."

 

[Freewill]

Turns out cutting spending in the sequestration was a bad idea. The GOP got their way though, and now there's not much growth. Too bad we didn't learn from the flop that spending cuts in the UK have been.

oh jeeze enlighten me how did the GOP get their way?

Don't you know that the minority party actually runs the country? That is unless OBL is being killed then it is all Obama.

 

[velvtacheeze]

Turns out cutting spending in the sequestration was a bad idea. The GOP got their way though, and now there's not much growth. Too bad we didn't learn from the flop that spending cuts in the UK have been.

oh jeeze enlighten me how did the GOP get their way?

The Sequestration. Spending got cut. No, not exactly in the way that they would prefer, with all the cuts coming down on the poor, sick and elderly, but nonetheless, spending was cut.

We need another Stimulus. Back when Dubya was first elected, he and his fellow members of the "Party of Fiscal Responsibility" mailed checks out to Americans. Something like that would help.

 

[Freewill]

Turns out cutting spending in the sequestration was a bad idea. The GOP got their way though, and now there's not much growth. Too bad we didn't learn from the flop that spending cuts in the UK have been.

oh jeeze enlighten me how did the GOP get their way?

The Sequestration. Spending got cut. No, not exactly in the way that they would prefer, with all the cuts coming down on the poor, sick and elderly, but nonetheless, spending was cut.

We need another Stimulus. Back when Dubya was first elected, he and his fellow members of the "Party of Fiscal Responsibility" mailed checks out to Americans. Something like that would help.

Bush was right and Obama is wrong?