The unemployment rate drops to 8.2% for one simple reason: the number of people not in the labor force is back to all time highs: 87,897,000 No one believes the Government bullship that the "fragile recovery" is based on any reality. 88 Million Americans unemployed. What a dream world you dimocrats live in. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/nfp-bi...nemployment-82 More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA TODAY shows. That Thread started at Forum 4 Politics on 04-07-2012 07:38 AM
Uncle Ferd wantin' his job wringin' farts outta shirt-tails back atta dry cleanery... Unemployment at 8.1 percent -- If this is recovery, where are the jobs? May 6, 2012 : No matter how the unemployment figures are spun, a lot of people still are out of work, some 12.3 million.
Employment figures aren't a true indication by any standards.. Look at those who are NOT earning a living wage.