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Interactive: See the Labor Recovery

Associated Press – Fri, Jan 6, 2012 10:06 AM EST

Interactive: Unemployment

 

12 comments

  • Edward
    Edward  •  Livonia, Michigan  •  4 months ago
    Oh, cut out the "Blame Obama" stuff. The recession was caused by two major things: the housing buble and the unpaid costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    You know, the worst thing that can happen to conservatives is that the economy should improve in 2012, thereby giving Obama a second term. Their mantra is, "Never mind how people are suffering; let's get a conservative in the White House and all will be well." Ha!
    • Bob
      Bob 4 months ago
      I hope the economy improves, but I tend to look at this as the Pelosi-Reid recession, since they were in charge of Congress, you know, budgets, spending, and taxes, the things that cause recessions. Barney Frank roadblocked regulation of Fannie and Freddie. Rangel, McCaskill Sebelius, Geithner, and others didn't pay their fair share. The House has passed a budget. The House has passed jobs bills. The House has passed a repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Bill responsible for doctors going bankrupt now, per CNN. The Senate has passed nothing. I am going to do my best to see tha Mccaskill's career blossums with a DC Law firm, and she pays her airplane and property taxes, or enjoys the perks of a lovely gated community in northwest Kansas.
  • Edward
    Edward  •  Livonia, Michigan  •  4 months ago
    great news! Let's hope the jobless numbers keep going down and jobs keep increasing.---One of the reasons that the labor market is smaller than it was 3 years ago is that many people have taken buy-outs and are now retired.
  • KIKO
    KIKO  •  Lorain, Ohio  •  4 months ago
    When exactly did Bush deregulate banks????
  • blame yourself
    blame yourself  •  4 months ago
    notice recession began the day obama took the leed in the polls- the markets all crashed and the players cashed out knowing the country would collapse under obama
  • Daniel
    Daniel  •  4 months ago
    Bush deregulating the banks caused the housing bubble
    • Bob
      Bob 4 months ago
      Try Clinton, with bipartisan support
    • Bob
      Bob 4 months ago
      Daniel: I'm sorry, but I have to give you an F. You do not rewrite History in my class and pass
  • j
    j  •  Albuquerque, New Mexico  •  4 months ago
    doesn't the reduction in jobless claims simply mean people have run out of benefits and don't file for unemployment anymore? if so then the reduction in jobless claims doesn't mean the economy is getting better.
    • Taco Man
      Taco Man 8 days ago
      Thank you J, for pointing out a forgotten group of unemployed people.I am one of those you mention and I am not listed in any graph or statistic anywhere. So for all those who think the unemployment scene is getting better,think again ,I am still out of work and am not drawing one cent of unemployment.
  • Daniel
    Daniel  •  4 months ago
    And no one Blames Bush
  • Daniel
    Daniel  •  4 months ago
    Blame Yourself
    You just hate Obama so much that you are blind to the truth
    You need medical help
    • Bob
      Bob 4 months ago
      Sorry, according to CNN, we can't get medical help because good doctors are going bankrupt. I don't hate Obama; I pity him.
  • blame yourself
    blame yourself  •  4 months ago
    post up a graph of the % of workers out of work and you will see a staircase up that is still rising off the chart
  • T
    T  •  Irving, Texas  •  4 months ago
    Do the geniuses factor in running out of people to layoff?
  • Daniel
    Daniel  •  4 months ago
    The Bush recession started Dec 2007
    Bush was still president
    And his lack of regulations caused it all
  • A Yahoo! User  •  Romeoville, Illinois  •  4 months ago
    Well, I must have missed all the headlines proclaiming 10'000 jobs being added at one co. after another.
    • Philip
      Philip 20 days ago
      Put forth the money and put forth some prospects in this area will ya...
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