Job growth slows sharply in August – MarketWatch
Job growth slowed sharply in August, the Labor Department said Friday. Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 96,000, lower than the 125,000 gain expected by Wall Street economists. Adding to the sense of weakness, job growth in the past two months were revised down by 41,000. The unemployment rate declined to 8.1% in August from 8.3% in the previous month but the drop was due to a smaller labor force. Economists forecast the unemployment rate to hold steady at 8.3%. Average hourly earnings were flat at $23.52. Earnings are up 1.7% in the past year. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.3 hours
via - MarketWatch.
Also: RT @politico: June jobs growth revised down from 64,000 to 45,000, and July revised down from 163,000 to 141,000.
— Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) September 7, 2012
You just know all the national Democratic candidates and the sycophantic media will tell us all how 8.1% is a part of the longer trend that shows us we are heading in the ‘right direction’. Ignore reality, believe my words.
The only person who knows anything about how to create jobs is the businessman Mitt Romney.
We need a businessman in the White House – ASAP.
And trust me – he will never claim that government creates jobs. Because this is the truth.