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KrazeeKrewe

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8. We need to do better.

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 01:46 PM

Feb 2012

Democrats have been in power for over 5 years now. We need to do a better job on the employment rate. It has fallen off the cliff since we won control of the country in 2006. If we want people to vote for us in 2012 we must improve their employment ratio.

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US unemployment rate is around 18% or higher [View all] Ian62 Feb 2012 OP

Nowt to do with O??? lamp_shade Feb 2012 #1

Newt to do with O. denem Feb 2012 #2

Think poster meant "not" to do with O and I agree. snappyturtle Feb 2012 #3

Unless poster is from Yorkshire... Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #35

That's interesting....but I think it unlikely too. nt snappyturtle Feb 2012 #36

I know some peeps from Yorkshire. I got some long lost relatives there as well - recently found:) Ian62 Feb 2012 #37

Spelling error Orangepeel Feb 2012 #38

Numbers this morning even included more people entering the market Cant trust em Feb 2012 #4

The devil is in the details. former9thward Feb 2012 #26

Realistic Ian62 Feb 2012 #31

It's OKAY! Take a deep breath! BillyV123 Feb 2012 #5

This morning its 8.3% based on standard calculations that have been used for decades. DCBob Feb 2012 #6

I tend to agree with you. I don't want to be a snappyturtle Feb 2012 #7

We need to do better. KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #8

Very convenient of you...... FrenchieCat Feb 2012 #11

We can't ignore the unemployed & hurting in this country... KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #13

"You will be viewed as out of touch with the people." Compared to who? Gov. Dog-On-Roof? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #33

I just looked at the U.S. Govt's Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report. KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #12

You can be sure that during Bush's terms..... FrenchieCat Feb 2012 #16

Funny - don't recall you saying December's seasonally adjusted rate was too high dmallind Feb 2012 #28

Sounds like you want to go back to the Bush/Cheney bogus economy. DCBob Feb 2012 #14

Bernanke Says 8.3% Unemployment Understates Weakness in U.S. Labor Market KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #29

Just to clarify Ian62 Feb 2012 #9

Can't handle the good news? MjolnirTime Feb 2012 #10

Real stats and real info Ian62 Feb 2012 #15

The "real" unemployment figures have always, always historically been much higher than FrenchieCat Feb 2012 #17

TY Ian62 Feb 2012 #18

I will dig into the latest numbers when I have time Ian62 Feb 2012 #19

This number released by BLS IS BASED ON HOUSEHOLD SURVEY. phleshdef Feb 2012 #20

Yep Ian62 Feb 2012 #23

If that were so, it could be proven treestar Feb 2012 #21

Some of that is officially reported by BLS - but not headlined. Some peeps work other stuph as well. Ian62 Feb 2012 #27

Those numbers are pretty much contained in the official BLS statistics Ian62 Feb 2012 #46

Yes, Bush did cause economic chaos. Grateful for Hope Feb 2012 #22

Whatever it is (and neither you nor I know what it is), it's gotten better every year for last 3 yrs Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #24

Does the 'real' unemployment figure take into account people like both my husband renie408 Feb 2012 #25

well that is a matter of opinion Ian62 Feb 2012 #30

If you don't have solid numbers, why start a thread about it? BklnDem75 Feb 2012 #32

"Real Unemployment" is all the rage on the right these days. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #34

But I do have pretty good data - Unemployment stats and other economic data Ian62 Feb 2012 #39

A conspiracy theory site... BklnDem75 Feb 2012 #40

Huh? Ian62 Feb 2012 #41

Your 'data' came after my post BklnDem75 Feb 2012 #43

OK no probs - I had to dig out the link Ian62 Feb 2012 #44

True: the real jobless rate is much higher than official measures indicate. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #42

What is truth? Ian62 Feb 2012 #45