The latest jobs report was released today, and the above-the-radar summary is this:
BREAKING: Unemployment rate falls to 5.6 percent in December as US employers add 252,000 jobs.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015
American Bridge president Brad Woodhouse couldn’t contain himself:
Jobs!!!!!!!!: Thank You President Obama!!!!
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) January 9, 2015
Squee!
This is an actual tweet, by an actual person. RT @woodhouseb: Jobs!!!!!!!!: Thank You President Obama!!!!
— Politically Homeless (@keder) January 9, 2015
Just wow. RT @keder: This is an actual tweet, by an actual person. RT @woodhouseb: Jobs!!!!!!!!: Thank You President Obama!!!!
— KRenner (@KRenner2) January 9, 2015
Dig a little deeper and there are the usual economic troubles:
https://twitter.com/robprovince/status/553545807509872642
https://twitter.com/sharon0506/status/553547286333382656
The number of people in the labor force dropped by 273,000 in December, as the participation rate dropped to 62.7%
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 9, 2015
Mixed signals in jobs report – 252,000 jobs created in December, but labor force shrank http://t.co/14zMScMTt3
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 9, 2015
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@woodhouseb Unemployment rate lower, but number of people in already low labor force drops by over quarter-million. THANKS OBAMA!
— J.K. (@yonloc) January 9, 2015
Republicans, don’t ever think of taking credit for any positive economic news:
To be clear, @McConnellPress – you and your fellow Republicans had NOTHING to do with today's positive jobs news. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) January 9, 2015
Or perhaps…
https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/553549433434959872
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