From Casey Research Daily Dispatch.
In the months leading up to the US presidential election, the unemployment rate fell below the 8% mark - rather conveniently, some obstinate anti-Obama observers observed. Turns out they may have been right. Here's another snippet, from CNSNews.com, also forwarded by David Franklin earlier this week...
73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months
Are in Government
In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the US, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments. By November, according to data BLS released today, the total number of people employed had climbed to 143,262,000, an overall increase of 847,000 in the six months since June.
In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the US, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments. By November, according to data BLS released today, the total number of people employed had climbed to 143,262,000, an overall increase of 847,000 in the six months since June.
In the same five-month period since June, the
number of people employed by government increased by 621,000 to 20,559,000.
These 621,000 new government jobs created in the last five months equal 73.3
percent of the 847,000 new jobs created overall.
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