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State Administration Projection of Change in Jobs Through December 2010 Actual Change in Jobs Through August 2010 Alabama +52,000…
Read More (Even after “Recovery Summer,” 49 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ February 2009 Stimulus)As President Obama proposes tens of billions of dollars in new government stimulus spending, Americans might ask “how effective were…
Read More (Obama Misery Index — Tracking Rise in Unemployment and Debt — Reached New Record in August)Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following reaction to the August jobs…
Read More (Unemployment Rate Remains Stuck above 9% for 16th Consecutive Month)Today’s unemployment claims data show that a total of 9.7 million people are currently collecting unemployment checks in the U.S. As…
Read More (Democrats’ “Stimulus” Is Followed by Rise in Unemployment Checks, Drop in Paychecks)While Democrats promised their 2009 stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different. To date, 2.6 million jobs…
Read More (48 Out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ Stimulus Law)President Obama heads to Ohio tomorrow to continue to sell his economic “stimulus” plan. One slight problem though – Americans simply…
Read More (As Unemployment Mounts, Failure of Stimulus Leads Millions of Americans to Ask “Where Are the Jobs?”)Today’s data about first-time claims for unemployment benefits, a key metric of the current health of the labor market, revealed…
Read More (July’s 9.5% Official Unemployment Rate Ignores 2.8 Million “Uncounted Unemployed”)Democrats suggest the State and local government bailout bill to be considered in the House on August 10 will temporarily…
Read More (Tax Hikes in Democrats’ State Bailout Bill Would Eliminate Another 141,000 Private Sector Jobs)Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following reaction to the July jobs…
Read More (CAMP: Where Are the Jobs? Unemployment Rate Remains Stuck above 9% for 15th Consecutive Month)As Democrats’ “recovery summer” continues to disappoint, many long-term unemployed Americans have become so discouraged over their prospects of finding…
Read More (2.5 Million Uncounted Unemployed Currently Ignored in Official Unemployment Calculations)