Unemployment rate drops to 9.7%
Today
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate dropped in January to 9.7% from 10%. The Labor Dept. says the number of employed Americans rose by 541,000. Also today, Pres. Obama remarked on job creation and small business initiatives.
@uncleemph .... That TORTURED WAR HERO is one of the biggest anti-veteran voters in Washington. Any time the government wants to take money from veteran programs he's on board. As for Obama and the current economic crisis, at least he recognized there was one. McCain didn't even acknowledge there was one during the presidential election. McCain doesn't even take care of his fellow veterans, so why do you think he cares about anyone else ?
crazypaul34 2 years ago
Most of "our" customers are large corporations and we're seeing things boosting up nicely. Hopefully the trend continues.
kaysandesses 2 years ago
Why isn't anyone on this thread calling the President a liar? Imagine the Bush Administration running this smack. Everyone is so careful not to mention or hold the great messiah responsible. President Obama is a very intelligent man. He knows these numbers are false. Besides the political implication, what is his motive? Is he as great as you lefties thought he would be? My opinion is that he is impotent and has the media in his back pocket. Electing Obama over a TORTURED WAR HERO. Shame !
uncleemph 2 years ago
Actually, accounting unemployment by excluding the"disgruntled" unemployment is no longer practiced.
LarcheOsborne 2 years ago
@frednoname1 so when we put taxes on people you call him and democrats socialists communists and crazy and when we make tax cuts even for the middle class you complain about the deficit stop finding all the wrongs in what he does and start being part of the solution...
avi919191 2 years ago
man, you motherfuckers really complain about every fuckin thing!!!!!
now we start seeing a drop in unemployment, and you're still not happy!!!
what the hell???
fuckFOXpropaganda 2 years ago
Did you know that they rasied the debt celling this month by 1.9 trillion and they will hit the new limit, THIS MONTH.
Where in the living fuck are they getting all this money???
frednoname1 2 years ago
Sure it did. The real description should read 9.7% of Americans are eligable to get unemployment. The real figure is gt 15%
frednoname1 2 years ago