Max, can you explain this?

Quote:Unemployment rates rise in half of US states


WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states last month, the latest evidence that hiring remains tepid across the country.

The Labor Department said Friday that rates increased in 26 states. They fell in 12 states and were unchanged in the other 12.

Unemployment also rose in seven of the 11 key swing states in this year’s presidential election.

Nationwide, employers added only 96,000 jobs in August. That’s below July’s gain of 141,000 and the average of 226,000 jobs a month added in the January-March quarter.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent last month from 8.3 percent in July. But that was only because many people gave up looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively searching for jobs.

In August, unemployment increased in several competitive states in this year’s presidential race.

The rate in Michigan rose to 9.4 percent from 9 percent. The rate ticked up a tenth of a point to 12.1 percent in Nevada, which has the highest unemployment in the nation. GOP nominee Mitt Romney campaigned in Nevada on Friday.

Unemployment rates also rose in five other battleground states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Iowa.

Still, unemployment was flat in three closely contested states that are rich in electoral votes: Florida, Virginia and Ohio.

The rate in Florida held steady at 8.8 percent. Florida also recorded the second-highest job gain in the nation last month, adding 23,200 jobs.

Ohio’s rate stayed at 7.2 percent, and unemployment in Virginia was unchanged at 5.9 percent. Both rates also stayed well below the national average, as did the rates in Iowa (5.5 percent), New Hampshire (5.7 percent) and Wisconsin (7.5 percent).

Colorado was the only swing state to see a decline in unemployment in August. The rate fell to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent in July.

Recent polls have shown President Barack Obama with a big lead in Pennsylvania, and also ahead of Romney in Virginia and Iowa.

That makes Florida and Ohio critical to Romney’s chances of winning the election. Romney is launching a three-day Ohio bus tour Monday and will campaign in Colorado on Sunday.

Obama was scheduled to campaign in Virginia on Friday.

We obviously need much more Keynesian economic stimulus.

The construction sector is sitting at around 14% unemployment; that is hurting a lot of other businesses.

Florida adds 23,000 jobs in August and that is SECOND highest in America?

Yeah, let's give COTUS another four years to just flatline the US economy beyond repair.

(09-22-2012 07:05 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Max, can you explain this?

He can post some worthless graphs from far left wing ObamaCocksucking websites.

This election isn't about the issues. Just like 2008 it's about the cult of personality. Obama has failed in every way as a president. But everyone's excuse for why he'll win? He's likable and Romney isn't.

(09-23-2012 06:27 AM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  This election isn't about the issues. Just like 2008 it's about the cult of personality. Obama has failed in every way as a president. But everyone's excuse for why he'll win? He's likable and Romney isn't.

I agree, but Romney isn't campaigning very hard, nor very well. Romney doesn't have to be liked, he has to be respected. But he's not portraying a strong leader.

When the BP oil spill happened in the Gulf, Obama said unemployment is no big deal ... we can just have them apply for their unemployment insurance.

Cradle to grave care. Obama is looking out for you.

(09-22-2012 07:43 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  We obviously need much more Keynesian economic stimulus.

Cue Krugman to suggest this.