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« Bredesen Administration Twists Truth To Get Tax Increase | Main | Cycling Blog Off to Fast Start » May 7, 2004Job Seeker Saddened By Latest Job Growth DataMassachussetts job-seeker John Kerry today said he laments that latest data showing strong jobs growth last month, saying it makes it harder for people like him to advance to the next level in their careers. "I'm auditioning for a job right now, and this news means my job quest is just going to be that much tougher," said Kerry, who currently is forced to commute to his job in Washington D.C. from his homes in the Beacon Hill section of Boston, Mass.; Fox Chapel, Pa.; Ketchum, Idaho; and Nantucket, Mass. Over 1.1 million payroll jobs have been created in the past 8 months, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. "When my prospective employer learns that U.S. employment surged for a second straight month during April and jobs were created in nearly every sector at a pace that handily outstripped expectations, according to the Labor Department, well... my prospective employer isn't going to be as interested in hiring me, Kerry said. "I mean, the news that the the economy added 288,000 new jobs in April - and probably more than that when the data is revised, just like the March data was revised to show 337,000 new jobs that month, not the 308,000 the lying Bush administration initially claimed compared to the previous month - is going to make it difficult for me to convince my prospective employer to hire me." But Kerry soon brightened. "On the other hand, the 288,000 new jobs in April is a 15 percent decline over jobs-growth in March. I can tell my prospective employer that, under the guy who holds the job right now, jobs growth fell 15 percent in one month," he said. "So even this bad news is good news for me!" Comments
As some sage has suggested, and Kerry shamelessly steals, "I blame the Bush tax cuts!" Posted by: sam at May 7, 2004 9:23 AMYes, I blame the Bush Tax Cuts! OT, but I see that the SoDak GOP (my former home state folks) decided to join 'em rather than complain about 'em and buy a blog ad. Did you consult with them on this, Bill? Posted by: Brad S at May 7, 2004 9:32 AMbill where did you get the kerry quote? Posted by: wms at May 7, 2004 12:27 PMOut of the deepest darkest recesses of the satirical portion of my brain. Posted by: bill at May 7, 2004 12:40 PMNo... these quotes are true! I swear! I saw them too ;-) Posted by: CJ at May 7, 2004 2:03 PM"Job market unleashes savage attack on John Kerry's patriotisim" Posted by: Harry B. at May 7, 2004 7:39 PMUsing the patented democrat new math ® As I have said before, I hold all such data up to the light of my personal experience. How could it be that there are such encouraging numbers floating around when, several times a week, I hear of companies laying off dozens, hundreds, or thousands of workers. As you all know, Winn-Dixie announced last week that they would close or sell off 156 stores and lay off 10,000 workers over the coming year (no, I didn't accidentally add an extra zero or put the comma in the wrong place). Posted by: SemiPundit at May 8, 2004 2:15 PMYea... but that's grocery stores... ... there's a substitution principle here at the most local level. These jobs will be quickly made up by increased demands from the WinnDixie competitor stores. Posted by: jimmy at May 10, 2004 10:50 AMSemi-Pundit: I, likewise, hold data on the tides suspect in the light of my personal experience. Even though THEY CLAIM the tide is rising in Australia, many sources I trust tell me it is actually declining in New York! Conspiracy? You tell me. Posted by: JorgXMcKie at May 10, 2004 4:26 PMPost a comment
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