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Does anyone know where the 2.7 million job loss number comes from? I look at these statistics a lot on BLS.com and the civilian employment when Bush was inaugurated was 137,846,000 and it is now 137,573,000; for a net loss of 273,000. Even if you take the highest point to the lowest point, you don't get to the 2.7 million number, yet I hear it from all the Democratic candidates and no one objects. What's up?

Of course the creation of 5 million jobs is pure fantasy. No one can do that. It takes time and a lot of small actions by millions of ordinary people to do that. John Edwards has probably killed more jobs than he ever created.

Thank You!

I have been asking this question for months! I would also like to know where these jobs were and where the jobs created (about 1M, from what I can figure out) are now.

We have a dynamic economy. I know no one out of work except by choice.Likewise, the people I know who are temping are doing it by choice. My state has low unemployment. My son's state has even lower unemployment: both a bit over 1/2 of the quoted Federal figure of 6.1%

If anyone knows the answer to this, a post would be appreciated.