(02-05-2015 09:13 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(02-05-2015 08:49 PM)Enaiu Wrote:  

(02-05-2015 11:13 AM)klake87 Wrote:  

(02-03-2015 03:49 PM)niuguy Wrote:  

(02-02-2015 06:41 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:   Good lord, you can't possibly believe that. Are you seriously saying you think there will fewer jobs at the end of 2015 than at the end of 2014? That's just silly.

You're the first one on here complaining when gas prices go up and to blame Obama. Now, gas prices are down, but you're still complaining about it and still blaming Obama. Interesting!

I listen to and talk with quite a few economic analysts from some very respected institutions. Nobody I've talked to so far as predicted a loss in jobs next year just slower economic growth that 2014.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/0...=obnetwork

You can make the number what ever you want it to be. The jobs we are losing now(oil and gas exploration) pay extremely well. So we might create more jobs at starbucks and Chipotle. Thats a real career there.

While I agree with you that Starbucks =/= oil jobs, the point is that the US is employing more people as a whole. The number isn't a 'lie' like fox news trys to tell you in their title. It is a fact, and they are trying to put a spin on it. Fox is trying to say that the numbers are misleading... Well, if you think that, then every single point of reference you have since 1994 is misleading. The official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, has been calculated this exact same way since then. Bottom line, More people working = less unemployment/government funding.

'That just isn't true, many have stopped looking for work, and those numbers are not included.

after the recession, labor participation rate (2009) was at 64%, but unemployment was near 10%. Now, we're at 63% at 5.6%.... The numbers dont lie. We are much better now than we were then. I am not saying everything is perfect, but we're getting closer to what we were at (numbers wise) prior to the recession. Another thing to consider - as years go on, Baby Boomers are retiring (contribute to the labor participation) , and continue to negatively impact to the the Labor Force Participation rate number.

Labor Force Participation Rate =( Employed + Unemployed) / (
Working Age Non-institutionalized Population)