Friday, August 03, 2012

Putting the Jobs Number in Perspective


The monthy (Un)employment report was released this morning.  It was so-so - 163,000 new jobs; the unemployment number up to 8.3%.

But as for the big picture of jobs under Obama, nothing I’ve seen puts matters in perspective like the following chart from Political Math:





All those calling Obama’s term the second term of Jimmy Carter can apologize now . . . to Jimmy Carter.

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