Daily Reminder

The number of Americans employed in non-farm jobs has increased (slightly) since Barack Obama took office, which sounds good, until you take population growth into account. The decline in % of population employed shows that we're actually losing ground.

Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation Summary, July 2012, January 2009.

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