September unemployment is 9.8 percent

I think it's worth noting this is the time of year where a lot of seasonal employment comes to an end. College kids are back to school, and in areas like the northeast you have a lot of people laid off this time of year as contracting work, landscaping, etc. is winding down.
Well its not like unemployment just jumped 2% its been getting higher all summer.

damn, one day i'll learn, you can't have a politics thread without bashing. I am thankful I have a job that affords me the opportunity to pay bills, provide for my kids as best I can, and at a company that will be viable for the short and hopefully long term.

I'm glad you've a good job and your family is doing well.

I think it's worth noting this is the time of year where a lot of seasonal employment comes to an end. College kids are back to school, and in areas like the northeast you have a lot of people laid off this time of year as contracting work, landscaping, etc. is winding down.

As first down pointed out, it's been getting higher all summer, but your logic is not spot on either. When kids go back to school, they vacate positions that employers usually try to fill, also, no kid files at the unemployment office. To add to this, A LOT of companies are already gearing up for black friday and the holidays and starting to train employees to know how to service customers for the holidays...sure more will occur at the end of this month, but I am already prepared for my holidays as are several other companies and replaced our student employees.

About landscaping work and contract work, that is a valid argument if all summer wasn't declining in unemployment rate. So what is the current administration doing to fix this issue? Worst rate since 83 and predicted to hit 10% by end of the year! Instead, he's off in Denmark pitching for Chicago to get the olypics, which was an epic fail since we were predicted to rival Rio, and we were first one dismissed.
I think your best argument would have been backing it up with historical data at this time of year, not blindly supporting who you voted for. We ALL know if this was Bush, this would be a public uproar and cry for impeachment...but it's Obama, therefore he's untouchable.

im really thankful i have a good job. nice try for a thread C

Since I get paid with taxpayers money, I may sweat when next year's budget is finalized. Luckily, Virginia's unemployment isn't "terrible".

I'm also thankful. I certainly am not taking it for granted. I spent a significant amount of time on the finance side of the mortgage industry, so when the bubble burst my job situation was tenuous at best. I was really stressed for a while, but I'm fortunate to have landed on my feet working for a phenomenal small company.

Working and living in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, it's easy to forget the economic climate around the rest of the country. It's so affluent, you just don't see the ill effects on a daily basis. When I was in Gainesville, Fl a few weeks ago it was really sad. So much dead real estate, and I saw a lot more homeless people than when I left that town two years ago. I also saw dozens of businesses that seemed to be doing fine a few years back that have shut their doors.

As first down pointed out, it's been getting higher all summer, but your logic is not spot on either. When kids go back to school, they vacate positions that employers usually try to fill, also, no kid files at the unemployment office. To add to this, A LOT of companies are already gearing up for black friday and the holidays and starting to train employees to know how to service customers for the holidays...sure more will occur at the end of this month, but I am already prepared for my holidays as are several other companies and replaced our student employees.

About landscaping work and contract work, that is a valid argument if all summer wasn't declining in unemployment rate. So what is the current administration doing to fix this issue? Worst rate since 83 and predicted to hit 10% by end of the year! Instead, he's off in Denmark pitching for Chicago to get the olypics, which was an epic fail since we were predicted to rival Rio, and we were first one dismissed.
I think your best argument would have been backing it up with historical data at this time of year, not blindly supporting who you voted for. We ALL know if this was Bush, this would be a public uproar and cry for impeachment...but it's Obama, therefore he's untouchable.

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

Is it an insult for a redskin fan to call another redskin fan a cowboy?

The recession is apparently over for everyone except California who will continue to suffer for another two years. For everyone else it's the equivalent of getting over a long illness. Your body has finally rid itself of the virus but in the process you find yourself beaten up from being sick for so long, even though you're technically healthy again.

This is going to be a great time though for young people to get hired. The economy will complete it's turnaround and the baby boomers will soon be retiring. I can't wait.

Whoa calm down cowboy, I'm not making this a Bush/Obama deal at all. Just talking about the unemployment rate and I tossed out a thought off the top of my head.

COWBOY? LOL...think that's the first time I have ever been called that.

I understand you weren't making a direct connection to Bush / Obama, but if Bush was miraculously in office (obviously couldn't happen) then how would you respond to this?