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In reply to the discussion: US economy creates 96,000 jobs but figure disappoints [View all]Botany
(70,481 posts)14. And if those public workers still had jobs their spending would have created even ...
.... more jobs which in turn would have created more tax money for the
city, state, and federal government and helped with the budgets.
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How is that better??? The Labor Force Participation Rate is 63.5! Lowest since 1981!
Roland99
Sep 2012
#28
You know what? I don't give a rat's ass about optics. I want the people that I
SlimJimmy
Sep 2012
#49
You're not living in reality. A sound bite isn't going to get the President re-elected. People
SlimJimmy
Sep 2012
#95
And do you seriously think that's going to happen between now and Nov. 6th?
Surya Gayatri
Sep 2012
#99
What a bunch of naysayers. Uneployment dropped from 8.3 to 8.1! Can't find any thing good in
demosincebirth
Sep 2012
#41
The people in the labor force knows whether they are participating or not.
former9thward
Sep 2012
#45
Oh, so, since 90% of the people don't know what the LFPR is then that's a good thing?
Roland99
Sep 2012
#69
What I meant to say is what I said, not what you think I said or implied. eom
demosincebirth
Sep 2012
#102
And no one is graduating schools and entering the work force while those people retire, eh?
Roland99
Sep 2012
#70
The 300,000 a month that are retiring does not cover the nearly 60,000 deficit this month
SlimJimmy
Sep 2012
#97
Exactly. And don't think for a minute that the Romney campaign won't point that
SlimJimmy
Sep 2012
#50
Obama needs someone who can negotiate with congress or he has to improve this skill and fast.
dkf
Sep 2012
#56
"LMPR" - I don't recognize that acronym. Aside from that, I'm going to have
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#71
It would be much lower if the republicans had not been trying to "tank the economy" .....
Botany
Sep 2012
#8
Like Gov. O'Malley (D-MD) just said on Joe Scar, when the studio audience cheered at the news:
Surya Gayatri
Sep 2012
#9
And if those public workers still had jobs their spending would have created even ...
Botany
Sep 2012
#14
Would make a nice bumper sticker with five more green bars representing 30 months growth.
julian09
Sep 2012
#39
I have a hard time cheering a lowered rate when its because a lot of people gave up looking for work
cigsandcoffee
Sep 2012
#22
At this crucial juncture in the campaign, even this tiny drop is welcome.
Surya Gayatri
Sep 2012
#26
Excellent point, 1SBM! I was going to bring this up earlier, but then forgot...
Surya Gayatri
Sep 2012
#80
Only 96K jobs added in August... Labor force participation rated lowest in decades...
totodeinhere
Sep 2012
#73
Please use the article title as the subject line and credit the correct source per LBN rules.
Rhiannon12866
Sep 2012
#101