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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:59 AM Dec 2012

7.7%

I like the sound of that #

Job Creation Hits 146,000 Jobs, Rate at 7.7%

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7.7% (Original Post) trailmonkee Dec 2012 OP

K&r... spanone Dec 2012 #1

7.7% should be the GOP's approval rating. tridim Dec 2012 #2

It's just that darned Obama manipulating the numbers to win the election. denverbill Dec 2012 #3

.......... young but wise Dec 2012 #4

Great News Johnny2X2X Dec 2012 #5

Huge Kick & Rec WonderGrunion Dec 2012 #6

Prior to 2008, 7.7% would have been considered an emergency. Now it's the new normal. phantom power Dec 2012 #7

Shakes head Johnny2X2X Dec 2012 #8

With U6 rate going down with the U3 rate, "people leaving workforce" meme is negated uponit7771 Dec 2012 #9

spanone

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1. K&r...

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:12 AM

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tridim

(45,358 posts)

2. 7.7% should be the GOP's approval rating.

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:14 AM

Dec 2012

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

3. It's just that darned Obama manipulating the numbers to win the election.

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:27 AM

Dec 2012

young but wise

(869 posts)

4. ..........

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:29 AM

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Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

5. Great News

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:38 AM

Dec 2012

We've come a long way since we bottomed out 3 years ago.

This is driving Connies crazy!

WonderGrunion

(2,995 posts)

6. Huge Kick & Rec

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 10:51 AM

Dec 2012

Just got done listening to Morning Scum saying how the jobs numbers could be as low as 25,000.

Eat that Repukes!!

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

7. Prior to 2008, 7.7% would have been considered an emergency. Now it's the new normal.

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:06 AM

Dec 2012

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

8. Shakes head

Reply to phantom power (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:28 AM

Dec 2012

What are you talking about?

We were welol over 10% just a few years ago and we've been dropping pretty steadily ever since. This is a direct result of Obama's policies versus Bush's policy which produced that 10%+ UE rate.

It was a huge hole to dig out of and it didn't help that Republicans didn't lift a finger to lend a hand the last 4 years. We're on the right track. 7.7% isn't the new normal, it's just a stop along the way towards 6% or 5% or better.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

9. With U6 rate going down with the U3 rate, "people leaving workforce" meme is negated

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Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:29 AM

Dec 2012

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