New jobs, yes... but people are still being laid off. And a chunk of these "new jobs" are temp positions that will only last a few weeks so they are not actually anything other than a way for King Zero's spin doctors to fluff up the numbers
Even more importantly these numbers must be looked at in the context that about 1000,000 new workers enter the work force each month. So we are basically just treading water at this point, that is why the rate has been constant at near 10%.
On the positive side at least we are far from the huge job losses we had been seeing. This is the early stages of a very slow recovery, and most likely the unemployment levels will remain fairly high for the next ten years.
I am curious...how many Census workers were hired?
I wonder if they had any effect on the numbers...
I hope that folks can get back to work...although I'm skeptical that the policies being enacted are going to foster a climate favorable to new jobs (at least, new jobs that aren't paid for by taxpayers).
I think an important point needs making:
It is dishonest to count government jobs in a "new jobs created" column (or at least to count them at a 1:1 ratio to private jobs)...because in order to create government jobs, a certain amount of private wealth must be confiscated.
Your reading skills are slipping. I did not call him a false prophet. I said time will tell if he is a false prophet concerning the economy. Big difference.
I will tell you this. There is money to be made in the stock market. This has been true for over a year. If you are interested I will tell you how. I will not give specific companies to buy. You have to do your own research. But I can tell you how to follow companies and make money. It is not that hard if you are willing to work at it.
I can show you a very simple method along with a web site where most of the work has and will be done for you following this method. You will loose some money. Nobody and no system is perfect.
But if you follow the system carefully you will make much more than you loose.
There are two rules you must follow.
1. Never listen to a stock broker's advice or recommendations. They are pushing what their company wants pushed. Take my advice on this. Early on before I learned this rule I lost more money taking broker's advice that I did on my own.
2. Do your own research and make your own decisions.
If you are not willing to follow these rules, stay out of the market. You do not need much money to get started.
Following these two rules has served me very well through the years including this past year.
I doubt old Curt will listen to you.
After all, he basically lied about what you posted.
If I were younger, I would listen, but at my age, the stock market is taking too much of a chance with the little money I have.
And, I probably won't live long enough to see any real return on my money.