Source: Department of Labor unemployment rate data and Obama Administration January 2009 projections (in “The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”)
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February 2009
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June 2011
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Change
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Unemployment Rate
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8.2%
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9.2%
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+1.0%
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Unemployment
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12.7 million
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14.1 million
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+1.4 million
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Jobs
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132.8 million
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131.0 million
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-1.8 million
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Private Sector Jobs
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110.3 million
|
109.0 million
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-1.3 million
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Labor Force
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154.4 million
|
153.4 million
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-1.0 million
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics household and establishment surveys
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