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2011-05-08 Economy

US Dept Labor sez Economy adds 13244K jobs; unemployment still at 9%

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Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-08 02:47|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Who are you gonna believe -- the DOL or your lyin' eyes? Maybe they don't count certain unemployed just like they don't count energy and food inflation as inflation...

Posted by regular joe 2011-05-08 13:44|| 2011-05-08 13:44|| Front Page Top

#2 With 150 million employed and 1%/year population growth, 125,000 new jobs must be created just to tread water.

Posted by Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-05-08 13:59|| 2011-05-08 13:59|| Front Page Top

#3 125,000 new jobs/month

Posted by Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-05-08 14:01|| 2011-05-08 14:01|| Front Page Top

#4 The stimulus alone created twelve gazillion jobs - ask anyone (in the Obama administration).

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2011-05-08 18:05|| 2011-05-08 18:05|| Front Page Top

#5 From what I understand 60,000 were created by MacDonald's... one of the chains exempt from Obamacare.

Posted by Secret Master 2011-05-08 23:22|| 2011-05-08 23:22|| Front Page Top

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