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July 23, 2014 Reason #18: Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up

Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up. In June 2014, all the job creation was in part-time employment, with significant loses…

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July 22, 2014 Reason #17: Share of Adults Working Full-Time Remains Near Record Lows

Record Low Share of Adults Are Working Full-Time.  The percent of adults in their prime working years (i.e. ages 25-54)…

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July 21, 2014 Reason #16: Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Create Jobs Like They Promised

Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Create Jobs Like They Promised. Democrats fell nearly 7 million jobs short of their stimulus…

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July 17, 2014 Reason #15: Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Reduce Unemployment Like They Promised

Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Reduce Unemployment Like They Promised.  The unemployment rate continues to be significantly higher than Democrats…

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July 16, 2014 Reason #14: The U.S. Economy Shrank in the First Quarter of 2014

The U.S. Economy Shrank in the First Quarter of 2014.  After several quarters of modest growth, U.S. Gross Domestic Product…

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July 15, 2014 Reason #13: Worst “Recovery” Ever for GDP Growth

Worst “Recovery” Ever for GDP Growth.  Relative to prior recessions, growth in the U.S. economy has significantly underperformed during this…

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July 14, 2014 Reason #12: Thirty-Two States Have Yet to Recover Lost Jobs

Thirty-Two States Have Yet to Recover Lost Jobs.  Most States have yet to recover all the jobs that were lost…

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July 10, 2014 Reason #11: More People Dropped out of the Workforce during the “Recovery” Than during the Recession

More People Dropped out of the Workforce during the “Recovery” Than during the Recession.  In a “recovery” that has been…

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July 09, 2014 Reason #10: Invisible Unemployment Remains above 10 Percent for 59 Straight Months

Invisible Unemployment Remains Above 10 Percent for 59 Straight Months.  Although the unemployment rate has fallen, when combined with those…

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July 08, 2014 Not a Good Month for Quality Jobs After All

Sifting through the June jobs report suggests that when it comes to “quality jobs,” this may have been the worst…

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