Interesting Job Loss facts

[mikesilvia]

Interesting ...

2.8 MILLION Jobs Lost Since Obama’s Signed His $787 Billion Stimulus In February 2009. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 12/10/09)

• Including 85,000 More Jobs Lost Last Month. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/8/09)

In 2003, Over 87,000 Jobs Were Created. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/6/10)

• But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Criticized 2003 Job Creation As “Far From Enough.” “The slight increase in jobs last month is wonderful news for 57,000 Americans. But the 2.1 million Americans who have been actively looking for work for more than two years … know that it is far from enough …” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, “Pelosi: ‘Slight Jobs Increase Far From Enough -- We Must Do More to Create Jobs and Growth,’” Press Release, 10/3/03)

In 2004, Over 2 Million Jobs Were Created. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/6/10)

• But In 2004, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Claimed Bush “Created A Climate … Where The Number of Jobs Is Not Growing.” “This President has created a climate in this country where the number of jobs is not growing. It did not have to be that way.” (Sen. Dick Durbin, Congressional Record, 10/08/04, p. S10764)

In 2005, Over 2.5 Million Jobs Were Created. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/6/10)

• But Pelosi Called 2005 Job Creation Numbers “Anemic.”“Today’s anemic jobs numbers confirm that President Bush has still failed to create a single new private-sector job since he became President.” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, “Pelosi: ‘Today’s Anemic Jobs Numbers Confirm the Administration Has Failed to Create a Single New Private-Sector Job,’” Press Release, 6/3/05)

In 2006, Over 2.1 Million Jobs Were Created. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/6/10)

• But Pelosi Claimed Bush Policies “Favored The Privileged Few At The Expense Of America’s Working Families.” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, “Democrats Will Restore the Economic Security of America’s Working Families,” Press Release, 9/22/06)

By 2007, 5.7 Million Jobs Had Been Created Under Bush. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/6/10)

• But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Claimed Bush Had “Shameful History Of Losing American Jobs.” (Sen. Harry Reid, “Reid: As Unemployment Reaches Two-year High, American Jobs Are The Latest Casualty Of Bush’s Failed Economic Policies,” Press Release, 1/4/08)

[shortking98]

I see you have conveniently left out all of 2008 and January 2009, when 3.6 million jobs were lost.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/arch...t_02062009.htm
Does that make the current job losses better? No, but at least show the whole picture instead of trying to skew it

[OnePimpTiger]

I think the point he was trying to make is that the stimulus bill, which was supposed to create jobs, has done nothing and, even though they blasted Bush for only creating 2 million jobs at a time, Senate Democrats aren't giving Obama the same treatment...at least that's what I got out of it. Obviously they won't, as he's their savior, but considering a second stimulus package when not even half of the original one has been allocated and what little has has done next to nothing is a little ridiculous.

[shortking98]

Yeah, I know he's trying to blast Senate Democrats (and he does have a point in doing so). I'd just rather a balanced picture be shown

[mikesilvia]

Yeah, I know he's trying to blast Senate Democrats (and he does have a point in doing so). I'd just rather a balanced picture be shown

I'm not Fox News. :)

I also left out that Obama promised that millions of jobs would be created once the "stimulus Package" was passed. He also promised unemployment would go higher than 8% (or something near it). After a trillion dollars spent we are still losing jobs and unemployment is at 10%. Instead of sending every family $30,000, Obama and Democrats decided they know how to spend and enrich themselves with our money.

[Theodor Madison]

Yeah, I know he's trying to blast Senate Democrats (and he does have a point in doing so). I'd just rather a balanced picture be shown

As, they should be blasted, What is next, Raise the debt ceiling, lower minimum wages across the board.. What about bury the children and grand children in debt.
The only decent jobs are in Washington. Look at the unemployment rates across the country.

[shortking98]

Yes, I definitely agree, the stimulus has done very little so far and the Senate Democrats are indeed ripe for a good blasting or two