Pelosi Blames Congressional Republicans For Dismal Job Report

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blamed the House Republicans for the rising unemployment numbers, pointing out that they had not put a single job bill on the floor. (0:32)

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10.2% Unemployment Much Higher Than Obama Originally Predicted It Would Be

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the latest unemployement numbers - the national rate jumped to 10.2% in October - prove that President Barack Obama was wrong when he said earlier this year that the stimulus package would prevent unemployment from rising above 8%. (:34)
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Latest Unemployment Numbers Show That Stimulus Isn't Working

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the fact that the national unemployment rate is now at 10.2% shows that President Barack Obama's stimulus package, passed earlier this year, is still not working to create jobs. (:17)
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Unemployment Moderation A Good Sign, Says Labor Bureau Commissioner

Despite continued job loss, unemployment moderation in the past three months is a “good sign,” says Keith Hall, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “While I would say we’re not in recovery yet, this is the path that we have to go through to get to recovery. We expect to see moderation first before we start actually getting improvement in the labor market,” he says. (0:27)
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Minorities Still Suffer The Most Job Loss, Says Official

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Keith Hall, says that minorities and the uneducated continue to suffer the most job losses, a trend that parallels unemployment statistics prior to the recession. “The trend is pretty much the same,” Hall says. “When the overall unemployment rate goes up, it goes up by more for the minorities.” (0:18)
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Bernanke: Job Insecurity Will Continue To Affect Consumer Spending

Despite positive signs of economic recovery, "the rate of job loss remains high and the unemployment rate has continued its steep rise," says Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke. "Job insecurity, together with declines in home values and tight credit, is likely to limit gains in consumer spending," he said. (0:21)
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Recovery Act: Changing unemployment rates

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

A senior administration official from Vice President Biden's office discusses how the recession has been broad-based. The Recovery Act's programs are helping areas that have higher unemployment rates. (0:50)
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