Adagio
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Re: SOTU Address:
Everyday?? Well, that would include when he came into office right? Unemployment was at 4.7% when he took office. That's what Bush had to work with. When he left it was at 7.8%. That's where it was on the day that Obama was inaugurated in his first term. It was at 8.3% in Feb after his first full month. We were still hemoraging jobs. It peaked at 10%. By October of 2012 it was brought back down to 7.9%
4,317,000 TOTAL jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST in from the time Obama took office until the "trough" of the recession in early 2010. That's a decrease of 3.2%.
4,777,000 jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were CREATED from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012. That's an increase of 3.7%.
In total, 460,000 jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were ADDED from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012. That's an increase of 0.3%.
We have experienced 27 months WITHOUT job losses since September 2010. We have ADDED 4,136,000 jobs during those 27 months.
We now have 134, 021,000 TOTAL non-farm jobs.
102,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until the "trough" of the recession in early 2010. That's a decrease of .47% (about half of a percent).
Another 546,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012. That's a decrease of 2.4%.
In total, 651,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012. That's a decrease of 2.9%. A large portion of these jobs, at least 270,000, have been lost in the "Local Government - Education" sector. (Teachers.)
We have experienced decreases in the number of government jobs in 25 out of the last 30 months, starting in June 2010, when the layoff of 2010 Census workers began. However, we have experienced slight increases in the number of government jobs in the last 3 out of the last 6 months.
We now have 21,925,000 GOVERNMENT jobs, not including people in the military. (Civilians employed by the U.S. and working for the military are counted.)
With Benchmark Revisions:
Another 576,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012.
In total, 718,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012.
We now have 21,858,000 GOVERNMENT jobs, not including people in the military. (Civilians employed by the U.S. and working for the military are counted.)
Unfortunately, those government job losses represent real people who've lost a job. They're part of the unemployment figure. We shouldn't complain to vigorously about unemployment when we insist on cutting their jobs. So the jobs are cut, and they're out of work, and the complaints about unemployment come forth. That's a bit disingenuous isn't it? If you want to cut government jobs, then you must accept the unemployment figures that accompany that.
This recovery may be the weakest on record. Unemployment was lower on every day of the GWB administration than it has been on any day of the BHO administration.
Everyday?? Well, that would include when he came into office right? Unemployment was at 4.7% when he took office. That's what Bush had to work with. When he left it was at 7.8%. That's where it was on the day that Obama was inaugurated in his first term. It was at 8.3% in Feb after his first full month. We were still hemoraging jobs. It peaked at 10%. By October of 2012 it was brought back down to 7.9%
4,317,000 TOTAL jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST in from the time Obama took office until the "trough" of the recession in early 2010. That's a decrease of 3.2%.
4,777,000 jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were CREATED from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012. That's an increase of 3.7%.
In total, 460,000 jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were ADDED from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012. That's an increase of 0.3%.
We have experienced 27 months WITHOUT job losses since September 2010. We have ADDED 4,136,000 jobs during those 27 months.
We now have 134, 021,000 TOTAL non-farm jobs.
102,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until the "trough" of the recession in early 2010. That's a decrease of .47% (about half of a percent).
Another 546,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012. That's a decrease of 2.4%.
In total, 651,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012. That's a decrease of 2.9%. A large portion of these jobs, at least 270,000, have been lost in the "Local Government - Education" sector. (Teachers.)
We have experienced decreases in the number of government jobs in 25 out of the last 30 months, starting in June 2010, when the layoff of 2010 Census workers began. However, we have experienced slight increases in the number of government jobs in the last 3 out of the last 6 months.
We now have 21,925,000 GOVERNMENT jobs, not including people in the military. (Civilians employed by the U.S. and working for the military are counted.)
With Benchmark Revisions:
Another 576,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the "trough" of the recession until now, December 2012.
In total, 718,000 GOVERNMENT jobs (in seasonally adjusted numbers) were LOST from the time Obama took office until now, December 2012.
We now have 21,858,000 GOVERNMENT jobs, not including people in the military. (Civilians employed by the U.S. and working for the military are counted.)
Unfortunately, those government job losses represent real people who've lost a job. They're part of the unemployment figure. We shouldn't complain to vigorously about unemployment when we insist on cutting their jobs. So the jobs are cut, and they're out of work, and the complaints about unemployment come forth. That's a bit disingenuous isn't it? If you want to cut government jobs, then you must accept the unemployment figures that accompany that.