Friday, March 9, 2012

The February Jobs Report


The Department of Labor reported that "employers added 227,000 jobs in February and the "unemployment rate remained at 8.3%".  According to an article on money.cnn.com "job growth was still better than expected. Economists surveyed by CNNMoney  had predicted 210,000 jobs added in the month.  Additional Department of Labor job statistics follow:
1. Since March, 2010 private businesses have consistently added jobs with 233,000 jobs added in February.
2. Professional and business services added 82,000 jobs.
3. The manufacturing sector added 31,000 jobs.
4. Health care added 61,000 jobs
5. Restaurants and bars added 41,000
Huffington post.com stated that "over the past three months, you get payrolls adding 245,000 per month, a SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION over the comparable value a year ago of 150,000 per month." Money.cnn.com reported that "the American economy lost 8.8 million jobs during the financial crisis, and has since added back 3.5 million jobs."
Here's the part where YOU CAN CREATE MORE JOBS, cnn.com reported that "government job losses have been offsetting some of the private sector gains, with most of the bleeding at the state and local  levels."  If you've been following my posts, you, already,  know what my next point will be….
Tell Tea Partied Republican House leaders BOEHNER and CANTOR to allow the PRESIDENT'S JOBS BILL to come to the floor of the House for a vote at www.house.gov and/or www.congress.gov

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