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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:37 AM Original message |
Jobs grow steadily in June |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. 132,000 jobs added? |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I don't believe it counts the number of people who lost their jobs |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. There is nothing wrong with having part-time positions or job sharing |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. If you want flexibility, give everyone a five hour day -- |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
63. a lot of people are kept part-time to deny them benefits. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The company I work for has been steadly growing |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well, I live in Central CAlifornia |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I just get tired of the black and white analysis |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. You fail to recognize the seriousness of doing well. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Well, congratulations on doing well in the Bush years. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Just pointing out that there are shades of grey |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Well, manufacturing jobs in the greater Providence area are gone |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Bush had nothing to do with the loss of manufacturing jobs |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. No that was NAFTA and competition with China. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Aquidneck Island is becoming a world class center |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Unionized, welfare state, huh? |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Well said..... |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Unions: the people that brought you the weekend. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Take a close look at what the |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Nothing wrong with unions |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. 'a unionized, welfare state like RI'??? Are you lost??? nt |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Go do a little searchy-poo. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. No - I just know my state all too well. nt |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. business friendly is good how? |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 06:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. "mass manufacturing of commodities" |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Exactly my point |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. hack89 Does Have A Point: Job Growth Has Been Split Into Two Categories |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. There's another option... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. I didn't |
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rmgarrette64 (162 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
69. Central Cal, eh? |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 09:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Lots of ice cream slingers are needed every summer. eom |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. Summer travel season..... |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
3. State and local gov't generated nearly 1/3 of the jobs? Ironic, under an |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. "Just because job growth is better than expected doesn't mean that it is strong," |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. McJobs |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. exactly. |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. and MartJobs n/t |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. but now that assembling hamburgers is considered "manufacturing" |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. Don't we still need 150,000 jobs per month |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yes, and this will be adjusted down in a few weeks |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
59. Impressive how that works, isn't it |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. You're right. 132,000 isn't steady growth, then |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. I will wait untill the end of this month to see the downwardly revised |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
19. Summer jobs: ice cream vendors, lifeguards, camp counselors, other tourist related |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. How many are dead-end service jobs? How many pay a livable wage? |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Those that still have their jobs are losing hours and bennies |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Bogus numbers from bogus formulas. |
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DesertKart (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Is it always a conspiracy? Couldn't it be that the economy is doing well? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Look at the DOL release. The numbers are based on so-called "Household Survey Data" |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 06:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
44. I think you miss the statistical sensitivity of the data. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Your response makes it clear that you are not even examined the numbers. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Methinks the OP is a big fan of the GOP economy |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. Your response suggests what I surmised... |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Thanks for your concern. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
48. "Economy is doing well" doesn't even match the data on the surface |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
53. $11 million *an hour* being flushed down the Iraqi toilet... |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. Of course they are |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
42. I'm underwhelmed... |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. I know ... |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. Happy Days Are Here Again |
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onecent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
52. Yep, my friend who has just become a widow and works part time for |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
54. I don't see it here in our little city. We had a large dept store just close; |
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radicalcapitalist (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
58. Bush, Clinton...whoever...it just keeps chugging along. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Unless... |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
60. I did my part and hired two full-timers in June. |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
64. Propoganda |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
65. Sorry, but any numbers put out by the Bush Imperium are extremely suspect |
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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
66. There is nothing good to celebrate about the economy |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-12-07 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
68. yeah...and i've got some swampland here in florida I'd be glad to sell ya. nt |
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