Posted on 09/15/2009 11:49:34 AM PDT by RC one
In August, the number of unemployed persons increased by 466,000 to 14.9 million, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent. The rate had been little changed in June and July, after increasing 0.4 or 0.5 percentage point in each month from December 2008 through May. Since the recession began in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 7.4 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 4.8 percentage points.
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The economy is strengthening...
Wait until the winter months. And how about all those green jobs and shovel ready jobs.
Is anyone feeling the positive impact in their lives yet?
- Planet cooling means planet warming.
- Unemployment increasing means economy recovering.
Only a moron can be a liberal or Democrat...
The Recession is Over...The Depression is just beginning.
Well as John McClain(sp?) said in “Die Hard”, “Welcome to the Party Pal!!!”
This can’t be.
The local arm of the Obedia Media says the Recession is over.
Funny, I don’t recall the ‘media’ reporting it as 466,000....I remember 200 something thousand...
5.7% Unemployment under GWB: The end of the world.
9.7% Unemployment under Zer0: Happy days are here again!
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