LAT: Continued Job Troubles Seen in Crucial States

[DeepModem Mom]

THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Continued Job Troubles Seen in Crucial States

By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer


WASHINGTON — In a piece of unwelcome news for President Bush's reelection bid, the government reported Friday that although the economy was creating jobs in much of the country, several swing states critical to the election were still losing jobs or barely holding their own.

The country as a whole gained 32,000 jobs in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But 22 states — many of them political battlegrounds — lost jobs.

The states hit the hardest in July were Michigan and Missouri, where Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, have been campaigning avidly. Missouri lost 51,800 jobs, a drop of about 2%. Michigan lost 24,500 jobs, or about half a percent.

For the year, Missouri showed zero job growth, and Michigan was down 0.6%.

Ohio, the battleground state most at the center of the debate over the economy, showed little change. Jobs were up by 3,400 for July, but still down 4,200 since January....


http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-states21aug21,1,4888899.story?coll=la-home-politics

[rfkrocks]

1. and the jobs created are slave positions

lower pay and limited benefits-fit for the newest third world country-the US-and don't count on pensions either-big military and no jobs and no benefits

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Iow,

the US lost 108,000 jobs in July.

[Strelnikov_]

3. "Missouri lost 51,800 jobs, a drop of about 2%"

"Missouri lost 51,800 jobs, a drop of about 2%. Michigan lost 24,500 jobs, or about half a percent.

For the year, Missouri showed zero job growth, and Michigan was down 0.6%."


I would swear that I saw an article two weeks ago, when Boosh was in SW Missouri, that said Boosh's prospects in Missouri were improving due to the improving economic outlook there.

Journalists, idiots with laptops.