[lelio]

The gains more than offset the losses.

So the number of people in the US workforce has remained constant for 3 years?

Also this article manages to skate over that a lot of this job creation is in government, not in private industry.

[Texasforever]

So the number of people in the US workforce has remained constant for 3 years?

It makes perfect sense. The aging population that is retiring. We will continue to see the labor force going down because after the Baby-boomers the next generation is much smaller.

[greccogirl]

The problem with all the jobs talk on any side is the simple fact that the government doesn't owe you a job, nor is responsible for finding you one. YOU ARE

[TomasUSMC]

In an election year, to argue that the economy is well and improving, sounds like what Daddy Bush did the first time. I would suggest that the White House focus on making the economy better now. Start some legislation to make it harder for companies to move south of the border.

Better yet, start up a 6 week study and review of the effects NAFTA has had on our economy. That will have the added benefit of shutting up Presidente Fox. In other words he keeps pressuring us about rights for Illegals and we cancel NAFTA.