How many jobs have been lost in the past 6 years?

Question

I read where 6.6 million have been created on the white house web site... but nothing on how many were lost (jobs going over seas... companies closing... ect.)

but I was just wondering if anyone knew?

and can I get a cite?

and I don't believe the 6.6 was a net gain...

Answer 1

Hey g, this site may help out. It's the Department of Labor statistics page. I looked at it briefly, but there is quite a bit of info on it. Good luck.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/stats.htm

Answer 2

Here's a good site, g. Remember if jobs are outsourced, others are "insourced". Someone has to still run the warehouse, move the material, sell it, install it and fix it. That's why unemployment has such a decent rate right now:

http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/wm467.cfm

Above: Right in a sense. Sometimes they are crappy jobs, but the jobs being outsourced were not wonderful, that's why it's easy to send them to third world countries.

Answer 3

net gain of over 4 million.

Answer 4

It's a net gain (you know what that means, Einstein?). Problem is that the job growth has not kept up with the economic growth AND that the job growth is in very crappy jobs. Our idiot president won't tell you that.

Answer 5

You don't think that they are going to post how many jobs are lost thanks to them, do you? They are only going to boost about the job gain to try to make themselves look good!! When the truth comes out, people will see that many, many more jobs were lost, than gained! Very sad situation!

Answer 6

I really don't know...
but mt opinion...
lost more then gained...