Obama Administration Employment Outcomes Sept. 2012

Speculation of cooked unemployment books is "insulting."

Labor Statistics from the Current Population Survey (tabulations by author).

Monthly Change (Since August 2012)     -|-     % Employment Distribution       
(Seas) Population Level =  206,000                       23.6%
  (Seas) Civilian Labor Force Level = 418,000    
       (Seas) Employment Level = 873,000    
       (Seas) Unemployment Level =    (455,000)     52.1%
(Seas) Not In the Labor Force = (212,000)           24.3%
       
% Employment Distribution                              100%


(Updated graph Oct.7, 2012 corrected NILF data)

With the end of January 2009 as our starting point, the graph shows the gain/loss in Employment, Unemployment and the NILF (Not In the Labor Force).

Change Since Jan 2009   
(Seas) Population Level = 9,033,000 (16 and over)
  (Seas) Civilian Labor Force Level = 827,000
       (Seas) Employment Level =  787,000
       (Seas) Unemployment Level = 39,000
(Seas) Not In the Labor Force =  8,206,000 (90.8% of Population Level increase)