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June 18, 2012 Under Obama Administration, New Workforce Dropouts Outnumber New Employees 74 to 1

Two years ago, on June 17, 2010, the Obama Administration announced the arrival of what it called “Recovery Summer.”  The…

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June 14, 2012 Little Employment Joy for Men on Father’s Day 2012

After a disappointing Mother’s Day for female workers, Father’s Day is now fast approaching, and it’s worth considering how men…

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June 05, 2012 Rise in Unemployment and Debt Combine for a Record “Obama Misery Index” in May

After a dismal May jobs report revealing 220,000 more men and women out of work, the Obama Misery Index rose…

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June 01, 2012 Jobs in the Obama Economy Coming Back Slower Than During the Great Depression

Today’s jobs report from the Department of Labor shows that the U.S. gained only 69,000 jobs in the month of…

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May 23, 2012 Is the Answer Really More Stimulus?

As President Obama’s budget director in 2009 and 2010, Peter Orszag implemented a stimulus law that yielded two results –…

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May 11, 2012 Another Unhappy Mother’s Day for Too Many Female Workers

324,000 women dropped out of the nation’s civilian labor force in March and April 895,000 married women have dropped out…

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May 04, 2012 Unemployment Rate including “Invisible Unemployed” Back up to 11 Percent

As noted below, the invisible unemployed reflect adults who dropped out of the labor force and adults expected to join…

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April 13, 2012 President Obama: Still the Worst Record on Jobs since Herbert Hoover

President Jobs at Start of Administration Jobs at End of Administration Net Change (All Figures in Millions) Hoover 31.3 (annual…

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