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September 21, 2010 Even after “Recovery Summer,” 49 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ February 2009 Stimulus

  State Administration Projection of Change in Jobs Through December 2010 Actual Change in Jobs Through August 2010 Alabama +52,000…

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September 07, 2010 Obama Misery Index — Tracking Rise in Unemployment and Debt — Reached New Record in August

As President Obama proposes tens of billions of dollars in new government stimulus spending, Americans might ask “how effective were…

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September 03, 2010 Unemployment Rate Remains Stuck above 9% for 16th Consecutive Month

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following reaction to the August jobs…

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September 02, 2010 Democrats’ “Stimulus” Is Followed by Rise in Unemployment Checks, Drop in Paychecks

Today’s unemployment claims data show that a total of 9.7 million people are currently collecting unemployment checks in the U.S.  As…

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August 20, 2010 48 Out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ Stimulus Law

While Democrats promised their 2009 stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different.  To date, 2.6 million jobs…

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August 17, 2010 As Unemployment Mounts, Failure of Stimulus Leads Millions of Americans to Ask “Where Are the Jobs?”

President Obama heads to Ohio tomorrow to continue to sell his economic “stimulus” plan.  One slight problem though – Americans simply…

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August 12, 2010 July’s 9.5% Official Unemployment Rate Ignores 2.8 Million “Uncounted Unemployed”

Today’s data about first-time claims for unemployment benefits, a key metric of the current health of the labor market, revealed…

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August 10, 2010 Tax Hikes in Democrats’ State Bailout Bill Would Eliminate Another 141,000 Private Sector Jobs

Democrats suggest the State and local government bailout bill to be considered in the House on August 10 will temporarily…

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August 06, 2010 CAMP: Where Are the Jobs? Unemployment Rate Remains Stuck above 9% for 15th Consecutive Month

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following reaction to the July jobs…

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July 29, 2010 2.5 Million Uncounted Unemployed Currently Ignored in Official Unemployment Calculations

As Democrats’ “recovery summer” continues to disappoint, many long-term unemployed Americans have become so discouraged over their prospects of finding…

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