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Johnny2X2X

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19. 873,000

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:08 AM

Oct 2012

That's the number of people who found jobs in September. When the righties quote their 342,000 people stopped looking for work, this is the exact number to counter with. 873,000 more people have jobs this month than last month. That's a big boost in hiring and is why the UE rate dropped.

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Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey , Hey Hey, Goodbye! Skraxx Oct 2012 #1

LOL....Scratch Robme's talking point about never under 8% hahahahah Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #3

114000 jobs added. Lowest since January 2009. graham4anything Oct 2012 #2

macy's adding that many? wow. good cuz I never see a salesperson anywhere. nt Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #4

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Smiling here... Great News... nenagh Oct 2012 #5

Add 'unemployment lowest' Logical Oct 2012 #13

I KNEW it had to be better, because Glitterati Oct 2012 #7

Excellent point! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #18

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Keep Up The Good Work. You're Not Alone DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #17

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873,000 Johnny2X2X Oct 2012 #19