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Unemployment-7.8% -Conservative Empty Heads Explode (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 OP
Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey , Hey Hey, Goodbye! Skraxx Oct 2012 #1
LOL....Scratch Robme's talking point about never under 8% hahahahah Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #3
114000 jobs added. Lowest since January 2009. graham4anything Oct 2012 #2
macy's adding that many? wow. good cuz I never see a salesperson anywhere. nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #4
Lol Renew Deal Oct 2012 #6
They'll mug you as soon as you walk through the door now. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #10
And you're drenched in every cologne/perfume they sell. All at once. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #12
OMG Aerows Oct 2012 #16
Just the thought of that happening made my eyes water. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #20
Smiling here... Great News... nenagh Oct 2012 #5
Add 'unemployment lowest' Logical Oct 2012 #13
I KNEW it had to be better, because Glitterati Oct 2012 #7
Excellent point! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #18
BOOM! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #8
Warning Closeup and Graphic BootinUp Oct 2012 #9
. jsr Oct 2012 #11
Ya know what's fun? fugop Oct 2012 #14
Another dart to toss at right wing excuses today LannyDeVaney Oct 2012 #15
Keep Up The Good Work. You're Not Alone DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #17
Welcome to DU! Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #21
873,000 Johnny2X2X Oct 2012 #19
 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
2. 114000 jobs added. Lowest since January 2009.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:36 AM
Oct 2012

amazing.

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.

(and Macy's just announced they are adding 80,000 plus jobs).

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
10. They'll mug you as soon as you walk through the door now.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:22 AM
Oct 2012

They won't let you leave until everyone on your Christmas list gets an entirely new wardrobe.

 

Glitterati

(3,182 posts)
7. I KNEW it had to be better, because
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:48 AM
Oct 2012

my 17 yr. old got a part time job on the first try last month. A year ago, she couldn't PAY anyone to hire her.

When they're hiring KIDS again, for non-summer jobs, the numbers are getting better.

fugop

(1,828 posts)
14. Ya know what's fun?
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:33 AM
Oct 2012

I'm sitting here, sipping my coffee, closing my eyes and picturing Romney getting the news this morning. Anybody else see him cursing and throwing shit and kicking chairs and beating up advisers? Just me then?

Oh well. Ahhhhh. It's a fantastic image!

 

LannyDeVaney

(1,033 posts)
15. Another dart to toss at right wing excuses today
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:34 AM
Oct 2012

Alabama guy here, obviously tough to be blue in this pathetic racist backwards state.

Also, I'm the only Democrat in an office of 20 here, and 90% of those are the far-right wing types that infest Alabama. Anyhoo, they are already giving the "Isn't it interesting that the jobs numbers are so good right before the election...Interesting"

My reply: If Obama could control the jobs numbers that easily, don't you think he would have done it long ago?

Screw them all. I'm willing to take one for the team if you guys ever just want to nuke this pathetic state.

Johnny2X2X

(18,969 posts)
19. 873,000
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:08 AM
Oct 2012

That's the number of people who found jobs in September. When the righties quote their 342,000 people stopped looking for work, this is the exact number to counter with. 873,000 more people have jobs this month than last month. That's a big boost in hiring and is why the UE rate dropped.

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