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February 11, 2013
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Tomorrow, the President will describe the state of the union, including the state of the economy for workers and families. Americans are likely to hear more of the same from recent years – how Administration policies (1) laid a new foundation for future growth, (2) saved or created millions of jobs...
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February 7, 2013
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On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that predicts that the unemployment rate will remain close to 8 percent through the end of this year. That’s the same level the Obama Administration predicted the unemployment rate would max out at in mid-2009, back when they were ...
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February 1, 2013
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In February 2009, President Obama signed the Democrats’ $1 trillion stimulus plan into law. As shown in their infamous January 2009 Romer-Bernstein Report (officially titled “The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan”), the Obama Administration predicted that with their stimulus...
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January 31, 2013
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Today, the Obama Administration announced that they would shut down the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. But will Americans really miss it? When it did meet, the President largely ignored the council’s most substantive recommendations. And now the council hasn’t met in over a year. I...
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December 12, 2012
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As the President continues to call for well over $1 trillion in new taxes, including higher tax rates for small businesses, Main Street job creators have been speaking out about what those new taxes will mean for them and the men and women they work with each day. The news is not good. Three newly ...
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December 11, 2012
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Last week, a New York Times editorial noted that, despite November’s job gains, the employment situation in the U.S. is still bleak: “Over all, the job market is still very weak, with an estimated 3.9 million people having either dropped out of or never entered the work force after leaving school, ...
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December 7, 2012
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Today’s report from the Department of Labor shows that a net total of 146,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in November. While any job creation is welcomed, it is important to put them in perspective. Jobs Due to the size of the American workforce, gaining 146,000 ...
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November 9, 2012
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On November 8, Congressional Democrats suggested that allowing taxes to rise on small businesses would “have only a miniscule effect on economic growth.” However, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, their call for tax hikes would destroy 200,000 jobs. While that level of jo...
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November 2, 2012
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1. Almost 4 Million Fewer Jobs than Projected: In January 2009, the Obama Administration forecast there would be 137.6 million jobs in December 2010. Instead there were 130.3 million jobs in December 2010. Even 22 months later in October 2012, there are just 133.8 million jobs – 3.8 million fewer th...
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October 11, 2012
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Before Obama* After Obama** Change Jobs (Payroll Employment) 136.8 million 133.5 million (9/2012) - 3.3 million Not in Labor Force 79.5 million 88.7 million (9/2012) + 9.2 million People in Poverty 39.8 million 46.2 million (CY 2011) + 6.4 million Welfare Recipients (TANF) 4.0 million 4.5 million (...
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