The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently issued its monthly report for the month of November. The numbers were positive. In November alone, 215,000 new jobs were created. In the past 12 months, the economy has created nearly 2 million jobs, and over 4.4 million jobs have been created since May of 2003. What is more, the unemployment rate is at 5.0 percent, which is lower than the average of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
This means more Americans are working than ever before in our nation’s history, and America’s small business owners are operating in an environment of lower taxes and less government interference, which is further fueling their growth.
However, Schmidt doesn't have a clue about the counties she represents. As a matter of fact, some of the counties have actually had an INCREASE in unemployment (Ohio Unemployment Figures).Counties......Nov. 05 unemployment %.....Oct. 05 unemployment %
..........Adams.......6.8.....................................6.6
..........Brown .......6.5.....................................6.0
.......Clermont.......5.1.....................................5.0
..............Pike........8.7.....................................8.7
...........Scioto........7.7.....................................7.8
..........Warren......4.3....................................4.2
The average unemployment rate for Schmidt's district is 6.52%. That doesn't sound like growth or success. Perhaps Rep. Schmidt should concentrate on getting jobs for the people in her district instead of hiding in her locked office in the House of Representatives.
