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In reply to the discussion: Payroll employment continues to edge up in June (+80,000); jobless rate unchanged (8.2%) [View all]IamK
(956 posts)2. not good at all... n/t
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Payroll employment continues to edge up in June (+80,000); jobless rate unchanged (8.2%) [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2012
OP
120,000 non-farm payroll jobs a month need to be created just to keep pace with population growth
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#35
plus NAFTA, repeal of Glass-Stegall, & the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000 all coming
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#11
Bill Clinton didn't "go republican" that's who he is. A governor of a failed small southern state
Citizen Worker
Jul 2012
#40
"Failed small southern state" totally sums up Arkansas and several other deep south
byeya
Jul 2012
#56
According to Lori Wallach the repeal of Glass-Steagall is enshrined in the WTO Agreement, which was
Citizen Worker
Jul 2012
#39
Obama in 2009: If I can’t fix the economy in three years, you can call me former President Obama
Huey P. Long
Jul 2012
#26
It's a good thing he has fixed the economy then! We are well on our way!
Firebrand Gary
Jul 2012
#36
Early in the article, you refer to no President with over 7.2 getting re-elected
karynnj
Jul 2012
#6
Sorry - I was not intending to attack you - just to counter a meme that is harmful
karynnj
Jul 2012
#41
Private payrolls miss even worse 84K on consensus of 106K, yet these numbers will not allow the Fed
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#8
the thing is, that is all taken into account by seasonal adjustments and the street's consensus
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#17
Not all (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, etc are ok- for now) but many. In a nutshell here's some reasons:
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#27
How is it the ADP said 175,000 jobs were added in the private sector in June? Why so far off?
flpoljunkie
Jul 2012
#10
because the models that the BLS uses are extremely flawed, but at least take cheer that most of the
stockholmer
Jul 2012
#12
One major cause of the unemployment crisis: ongoing cuts at the state and local level.
SunSeeker
Jul 2012
#22
This is the latest RW meme. Bill O'Reilly ranted about it on his show last night.
SunSeeker
Jul 2012
#52
Right. Down steeply '08 to '10, but increasing steadily for more than two years to make up half
SomeGuyInEagan
Jul 2012
#54
The fact that jobs can be added or lost without affecting the unemployment figures
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#57