Unemployment falls to 8.3%

[Lakhota]

It's all sooo funny. IF the numbers are true - Republican Governors want the credit. If the numbers are false - it's all Obama's fault.

 

[Conservative]

It's all sooo funny. IF the numbers are true - Republican Governors want the credit. If the numbers are false - it's all Obama's fault.

It's all sooo funny. IF the numbers are good - Obama supporters want to give him the credit. If the numbers are bad - it's all Bush's fault

 

[IndependntLogic]

WTF?
You are an idiot. Unemployment is going do but DOES THAT MEAN PEOPLE ARE GOING BACK TO WORK?
what the fuck is wrong with you butt hurt?

You and Jake seem very alike to me.

I owe you.

When they say unemployment is down to 8.3 are they counting people who no longer receive an unemployment check?

You're welcome! I accept Visa, MC and AmEx!

 

[saveliberty]

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Yet the average American has been pulling funds out since 2007.

Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
Yes, not having a house mortgage reduces a lot of debt.

3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Still down millions of jobs from 2008.

Auto sales are up.
Not from 2008 levels and a used car is much more expensive too.

Retail sales are up.
No year mentioned.

Home sales are up.
Yes, and so are the number of landlords. Care to guess why?

Unemployment is down.
Already addressed.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.
Thanks, I work hard to sell them everyday.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.
Those guys never held US jobs.

Obama has done a very good job.
...of extending the recession.

replies in green

 

[Chris]

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Yet the average American has been pulling funds out since 2007.

Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
Yes, not having a house mortgage reduces a lot of debt.

3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Still down millions of jobs from 2008.

Auto sales are up.
Not from 2008 levels and a used car is much more expensive too.

Retail sales are up.
No year mentioned.

Home sales are up.
Yes, and so are the number of landlords. Care to guess why?

Unemployment is down.
Already addressed.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.
Thanks, I work hard to sell them everyday.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.
Those guys never held US jobs.

Obama has done a very good job.
...of extending the recession.

replies in green

That was weak.

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Auto sales are up.
Retail sales are up.
Home sales are up.
Unemployment is down.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.

Obama has done a very good job.

 

[Chris]

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. automobile sales are expected to hit 12.8 million cars and trucks sold in 2011, online industry research firm TrueCar.com said.

Sales are higher than any year since 2008, when 13.2 million vehicles were sold. Compared to 2010, sales are up by 1.2 million vehicles, the firm said.

December sales, expected to be up 8.1 percent from December 2010, will add to the year-to-year gains, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

2011 auto sales most since 2008 - UPI.com

 

[saveliberty]

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Yet the average American has been pulling funds out since 2007.

Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
Yes, not having a house mortgage reduces a lot of debt.

3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Still down millions of jobs from 2008.

Auto sales are up.
Not from 2008 levels and a used car is much more expensive too.

Retail sales are up.
No year mentioned.

Home sales are up.
Yes, and so are the number of landlords. Care to guess why?

Unemployment is down.
Already addressed.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.
Thanks, I work hard to sell them everyday.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.
Those guys never held US jobs.

Obama has done a very good job.
...of extending the recession.

replies in green

That was weak.

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Auto sales are up.
Retail sales are up.
Home sales are up.
Unemployment is down.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.

Obama has done a very good job.

Not as weak as reposting the same tired crap.

 

[Chris]

For all of 2011, retail sales totaled a record $4.7 trillion, a gain of nearly 8 percent over 2010. It was the largest percentage increase since 1999

Steady sales gains have fueled a 20 percent surge from the low during the recession. Monthly sales are even 6 percent above their pre-recession high.

Retail sales inched up in Dec., ending record year

 

[Chris]

Existing home sales rose for the third consecutive month in December, according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors, which touts the upswing as a sign of recovery in the national housing market.

Sales of existing homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.42 million during the final month of the year, marking a 5 percent increase over the downwardly revised 4.39 million homes sold in November and a 4 percent increase over the 4.25 million homes sold in October. The number of homes sold in December 2011 also marked a 3.6 percent increase over the 4.45 million homes sold during the same month one year ago

Existing home sales climb for third straight month - Where We Live - The Washington Post

 

[The Infidel]

It's all sooo funny. IF the numbers are true - Republican Governors want the credit. If the numbers are false - it's all Obama's fault.

Hey jackwad... Obama has had NOTHING to do with the success here in Texas!

We are surviving in spite of Obama's policies.

 

[saveliberty]

Not sure about other states, but we had to throw a Democrat governor out before we could fix things here in Michigan. Now we have a surplus, all be it a small one.

 

[IndependntLogic]

GDP has been growing since 2009.
The stock market has doubled since 2009.
Yet the average American has been pulling funds out since 2007.

Americans net worth is up $9 trillion dollars since 2009.
Yes, not having a house mortgage reduces a lot of debt.

3.2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009.
Still down millions of jobs from 2008.

Auto sales are up.
Not from 2008 levels and a used car is much more expensive too.

Retail sales are up.
No year mentioned.

Home sales are up.
Yes, and so are the number of landlords. Care to guess why?

Unemployment is down.
Already addressed.

GM was saved, and is now the number one automaker in the world.
Thanks, I work hard to sell them everyday.

Bin Laden and Gaddafi are dead, and we are out of Iraq.
Those guys never held US jobs.

Obama has done a very good job.
...of extending the recession.

replies in green

Osama Bin Laden never held a US job??? That's a reply? Seriously?

So basically, you're one of those "Everything is BAD! Just keep thinking negatively and it will be alright! (for the GOP)" guys.

Obama has done a lot wrong but he's also done some things well. You Doom n Gloom types discredit ConservaRepubLitarians with everyone who isn't one.

 

[Chris]

Not sure about other states, but we had to throw a Democrat governor out before we could fix things here in Michigan. Now we have a surplus, all be it a small one.

We had to throw out a Republican governor here in Virginia because we were a billion dollars in the hole.

During the boom years....

 

[The Infidel]

Osama Bin Laden never held a US job??? That's a reply? Seriously?

So basically, you're one of those "Everything is BAD! Just keep thinking negatively and it will be alright! (for the GOP)" guys.

Obama has done a lot wrong but he's also done some things well. You Doom n Gloom types discredit ConservaRepubLitarians with everyone who isn't one.

Such as...?

 

[The Infidel]

Not sure about other states, but we had to throw a Democrat governor out before we could fix things here in Michigan. Now we have a surplus, all be it a small one.

We had to throw out a Republican governor here in Virginia because we were a billion dollars in the hole.

During the boom years....

Then why the fawk are you supporting Obama???? Just look at what he has done to the deficit!!!


Jeezus you are stupid!

 

[saveliberty]

I'm not voting for a Republican this cycle is near as I can tell.

The thread is about jobs IndependentLogic, that is all the reply I needed. I deal with loans everyday as a car salesperson. I also see how badly people are hurting financially. I'm not about to let some jackass president make this situation smell like a rose.

 

[Chris]

Osama Bin Laden never held a US job??? That's a reply? Seriously?

So basically, you're one of those "Everything is BAD! Just keep thinking negatively and it will be alright! (for the GOP)" guys.

Obama has done a lot wrong but he's also done some things well. You Doom n Gloom types discredit ConservaRepubLitarians with everyone who isn't one.

Such as...?

Obama saved the country from another Great Depression, rebuilt GM, reformed healthcare, reformed Wall Street, doubled the stock market, created 8 straight quarters of GDP growth, created 22 straight months of private sector job growth, got Bin Laden, got Gaddafi, and got us out of Iraq.

And now with the automatic spending cuts and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts in 2012, Obama has solved the deficit problem as well.

Obama has done a very good job.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

No, that is the U-4 rate which gets you to 8.9%

From the BLS:
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers

Just because your discouraged, doesn't mean you don't want or need a job....

My 5 year old wants a job, doesn't make him unemployed.

The point is that if you're not trying to work, you have no impact on the labor market, anymore than someone who doesn't want to work. Zero chance of changing their status, and it's just not an objective measure. Seriously, if someone hasn't bothered to look in over a year, how reliable is the idea they want to work or they couldn't find work if they tried?

If someone tries to get a job, and fails, I know they can't get a job. Someone doesn't try to get a job, I don't know...I only know their opinion and that's not good enough.

However the question is what happens to those who have run out of EI and are no longer eligible to receive anymore unemployment checks? Are they counted as unemployed even though they havn't been back to work?

 

[Chris]

Just because your discouraged, doesn't mean you don't want or need a job....

My 5 year old wants a job, doesn't make him unemployed.

The point is that if you're not trying to work, you have no impact on the labor market, anymore than someone who doesn't want to work. Zero chance of changing their status, and it's just not an objective measure. Seriously, if someone hasn't bothered to look in over a year, how reliable is the idea they want to work or they couldn't find work if they tried?

If someone tries to get a job, and fails, I know they can't get a job. Someone doesn't try to get a job, I don't know...I only know their opinion and that's not good enough.

However the question is what happens to those who have run out of EI and are no longer eligible to receive anymore unemployment checks? Are they counted as unemployed even though they havn't been back to work?

They are the ones going back to work.

A lot of people don't really look for work until the checks run out.

 

[saveliberty]

They are the ones going back to work.

A lot of people don't really look for work until the checks run out.

So how do you feel about benefit extentions?