MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Discussing the Latest Jobs Report
June 4, 2012
On today’s Morning Joe, we put Friday’s jobs numbers in perspective — how many
jobs Obama has added since he took over, how seasonal and other factors distort
spring jobs numbers, and how 3 big sectors (government, construction, and
finance) are holding back the recovery. We also discuss the impact of the
jobs report on the stock market and on the odds of President Obama’s
re-election. Click here for access to the charts presented in the video below.
On today’s Morning Joe, we put Friday’s jobs numbers in perspective — how many
jobs Obama has added since he took over, how seasonal and other factors distort
spring jobs numbers, and how 3 big sectors (government, construction, and
finance) are holding back the recovery using the following charts. We also discuss the impact of the jobs report on the stock market and on the odds of President Obama’s
re-election. Click here for the video explaining the charts below.
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