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Rate of job loss, Bush v Obama:

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737 days ago

Rate of job loss, Bush v Obama:

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greim 704 days ago

...hear Obama's detractors say again and again. This graph puts that fact into a broader perspective—one that the nay-sayers won't be so quick to point out.

greim 704 days ago

Mind you, this graph shows the rate of job loss, not the amount of overall jobs. In other words, we're still losing jobs, just at a slower rate. So yes, Obama has been in power for a year now and we're still losing jobs. This is a simple fact that you'll

MadSciKat 736 days ago

Brndon 737 days ago

I'm confused. Does -800,000 "jobs lost" mean that there are now 800,000 new jobs?

dwacon 737 days ago

Verry Interesting... (Arte Johnson)