Obama Economic Policies “Worked” – If the Goal Was to Cut Full Time Jobs and Increase Unemployment

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Washington, July 25, 2012 | comments

Rhetoric
"Discussing his economic policies at a fundraiser in Oakland, California, last night, President Obama, told supporters that 'we tried our plan – and it worked.'"(Washington Examiner, “Obama on the economy: ‘We tried our plan – and it worked’,” July 24, 2012)

Reality
   January 2009 June 2012
 Change
Full Time Employment   115.830 million  114.573 million  -1.257 million
Unemployed  12.049 million  12.749 million  +700,000
Not in Labor Force  80.502 million  87.992 million  +7.490 million
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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