All told, the proportion of the population that is either working or looking for work fell to 63.5 percent. That's the lowest level in 31 years for the labor force participation rate.
Jobs report: Economy added 96K jobs in August - CBS News(AP) WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic National Convention.
The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July, but only because more people gave up looking for work. (400,000 people gave up looking for work in August, which is why the rate fell!) The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively searching.
The Labor Department also says 41,000 fewer jobs were created in July and June than first estimated. The economy has added just 139,000 jobs a month since the beginning of the year, below 2011's average of 153,000.
The bleak report comes just two months before Election Day, and the economy is the top issue on most voters' minds.
damn, brehs, sorry to say, but looks like its curtains for Obama. has it been a good four years? it was nice to witness a black president in my lifetime. he did some good sh!t and we were allowed to dream a little. but its back to regular old cac in the white house america in a few months.
