Originally posted by DanB:
Good News?!
What these bums don't tell you is the new jobs created are the $8 per hour ones, with no insurance, no pensions, no paid vacation or any other benefits to speak of.
There's a bunch of these type jobs (the "New" economy type) out there. Trouble is, how can one support a family on these slave wages?



From AP Wire:
"... construction employment rose by 71,000 in March following a decline the previous month. The industry has added 201,000 jobs in the past year.

Retailers added 47,000 jobs last month, led by the striking California grocery workers agreeing to a new contract and returning to work.

Employment in health care and social services increased by 36,000 in March, with the industry gaining 255,000 jobs in the past year. Professional and business services added 42,000 jobs, and in the leisure and hospitality sector, payrolls rose by 27,000.

Transportation and warehousing, utilities and government also added jobs last month."

This doesn't look like all the jobs are $8/hour no benefits types. Constructions? Professional and Business?

Why does it seem that the bad news is "high" unemployment and then when job growth picks up, it is still bad news because they aren't the right kind of jobs? This looks pretty broad spectrum to me.


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