We have
almost as many jobs now
as we did ten years ago.... but
still less...
But we have a lot more people in
the labor force.
This is why we have a net job
loss.
And it is interesting to note
that the decline in employment
began on Bush's watch in March
of 2000.
Bureau of
Labor Statistics...
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=latest_numbers&series_id=CES0000000001&output_view=net_1mth
Unemployment Level:
7,591,000
for
2005 Seven
and a half million
people... (Does not count those
who no longer collect
unemployment)
Change
in Aggregate Hours Index:
+0.2(p)
in Mar 2006
Change in Real
Earnings:
Lower pay for more work...
-$0.02(p)
in Mar 2006
Employment, Hours, and
Earnings from the Current
Employment Statistics survey
(National)
1 Month Net
Change
Series Id: CES0000000001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector: Total nonfarm
Industry: Total nonfarm
NAICS Code: N/A
Data Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
|
|
Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
|
1996 |
-18 |
435 |
255 |
165 |
329 |
271 |
228 |
203 |
218 |
238 |
292 |
177 |
|
|
1997 |
229 |
294 |
317 |
291 |
262 |
246 |
276 |
-7 |
506 |
339 |
307 |
298 |
|
|
1998 |
268 |
185 |
148 |
278 |
401 |
205 |
121 |
355 |
221 |
192 |
285 |
344 |
|
|
1999 |
113 |
396 |
124 |
382 |
214 |
257 |
295 |
193 |
187 |
422 |
295 |
294 |
|
|
2000 |
245 |
120 |
476 |
285 |
220 |
-43 |
176 |
-11 |
118 |
-12 |
216 |
158 |
|
|
2001 |
-13 |
80 |
-47 |
-295 |
-32 |
-130 |
-117 |
-154 |
-255 |
-330 |
-308 |
-162 |
|
|
2002 |
-113 |
-122 |
-45 |
-105 |
-6 |
33 |
-105 |
0 |
-47 |
112 |
-16 |
-121 |
|
|
2003 |
82 |
-149 |
-199 |
-68 |
-18 |
7 |
-19 |
-25 |
98 |
202 |
79 |
122 |
|
|
2004 |
122 |
55 |
346 |
252 |
267 |
78 |
38 |
131 |
177 |
338 |
133 |
160 |
|
|
2005 |
76 |
265 |
140 |
228 |
106 |
166 |
241 |
175 |
48 |
37 |
354 |
145 |
|
|
2006 |
154 |
225(p) |
211(p) |
|
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|
|
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|
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