Health & Fitness
The Obama Legacy - Week 199
The news media has been telling us about the new jobs created, but not about the existing jobs being lost. These are the number of layoffs, bankruptcies and companies that have gone out of business.
After the election last week, I've had some people tell me that they supported Barack Obama because of all the jobs he has created. It then occurred to me that the news media has been telling us about the new jobs created but not about the existing jobs being lost. In order to provide the other side of the job market equation These are the number of layoffs, bankruptcies and companies that have gone out of business.
This is week 199 of Barack Obama's Presidency
68 Companies announced layoffs
20,996 people were laid off
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80 Companies went out of business
11 Companies went into bankruptcy
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November 2012 (Month to date)
127 Companies announced layoffs
100,255 people were laid off
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