The American Jobs & Growth Agenda
Thomas Donohue, RealClearPolitics
Each year, ahead of the president's State of the Union address, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce takes stock of the state of American business. As we begin 2012, the state of American business is gradually improving"”but it is doing so weakly, slowly, and insufficiently to put our nation back to work. While everyone was pleased to see unemployment inch down to 8.5% last month, let's not forget that it was 5% in December 2007. We're still down 6 million jobs since the recession hit, and there are more than 23 million Americans who are either unemployed, working...
Each year, ahead of the president's State of the Union address, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce takes stock of the state of American business. As we begin 2012, the state of American business is gradually improving"”but it is doing so weakly, slowly, and insufficiently to put our nation back to work. While everyone was pleased to see unemployment inch down to 8.5% last month, let's not forget that it was 5% in December 2007. We're still down 6 million jobs since the recession hit, and there are more than 23 million Americans who are either unemployed, working...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/01/12/the_american_jobs_and_growth_agenda.html