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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
The American Thinker ^ | January 15, 2010 | Howard Richman, Raymond Richman, and Jesse Richman

Posted on 01/15/2010 3:32:32 AM PST by Scanian

The economic news for January has been dominated by disappointing employment news released on January 8 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total non-farm payroll employment edged down by 85,000 in December from November, led by a loss of 57,000 construction jobs and 27,000 manufacturing jobs. Public dissatisfaction with the Obama administration's handling of the economy has been following employment levels down.

A few days later, on January 12, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that the trade deficit rose 9.7 percent in November. The media ignored the relationship of the trade deficits to the lost manufacturing jobs.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: construction; employment; manufacturing; taxpolicy

1 posted on 01/15/2010 3:32:34 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian
"A few days later, on January 12, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that the trade deficit rose 9.7 percent in November."

One of the our trusted gov't's information dissemination organs,NPR, was touting this as proof that the economy was on the way back.

What can you possibly say about the nature of progressives that hasn't already been said?

2 posted on 01/15/2010 3:46:23 AM PST by free from tyranny
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