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The empty chair knew the job numbers sucked while he lied to America with a straight face
Are you better off? Just 96,000 jobs added in August as 368,000 people LEAVE the workforce in bleak employment report dealing blow to Obama re-election hopes
Lowest workforce participation rate since September 1981
Jobless rate drops to 8.1 per cent but only because workforce shrinks
President Barack Obama knew of figures before big speech
Just 96,000 American jobs were added in August in a bleak monthly jobs report as 368,000 left the workforce, bringing labour market participation down to its lowest level for 31 years and dealing a blow to President Barack Obama’s re-election chances.
The national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 per cent, down from 8.2 per cent, but this was only because so many people gave up looking for work. If the participation rate had not dropped so precipitously, unemployment would have risen to 8.4 per cent.
Factory employment fell by the most in two years and temporary-help companies eliminated positions for the first time in five months. The 69.9 per cent labor force participation rate for men is at lowest level recorded since the US government began tracking it in 1948.
According to James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute, the unemployment rate would be 11.4 per cent if the labour force participation rate had remained what it was when Obama took office in January 2009.
Of course he knew the numbers, but in all fairness the convention is about spending lots of campaign cash to fire up the base...do you really expect the President to go out there and mope about lousy Jobs Numbers?
Nonetheless, it was entertaining watching the silly lemming-like Obamabots giving loud cheers and their obligatory head nods after every word he uttered. Sadly, because the GOP can't bring forth a viable candidate to challenge this ignoramus, we'll be stuck with another 4 years of him. Clint didn't help matters either.
Strap yourselves in for four more years of incompetance. Hopefully, in 2016, it's not to late to salvage this country.
These numbers are better than they would be if a Republican were president. This country is better off with Obama at the helm. This is clear. The race if OVER.
Nonetheless, it was entertaining watching the silly lemming-like Obamabots giving loud cheers and their obligatory head nods after every word he uttered. Sadly, because the GOP can't bring forth a viable candidate to challenge this ignoramus, we'll be stuck with another 4 years of him. Clint didn't help matters either.
Strap yourselves in for four more years of incompetance. Hopefully, in 2016, it's not to late to salvage this country.
If Obama has 4 more years, what will the national debt be on 2016's election day??? 21 Trillion?
These numbers are better than they would be if a Republican were president.
Amazing! Now who's going to win the next super bowl?
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So what?
