Ah well, you know me, "tooo much ti-me on ma hands..." So I googled the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf and came up with some tidbits of my own which I carefully jotted down to share with you.
As of most recent yearly quarter ending in August 2004
Decrease in real hourly compensation: -.2% to -2.3% depending on job class from the last quarter which also showed decreases which also showed decreases, etc.
Index of manufacturing growth: 11.3 - down from 33.3 four years ago when Bush first took office.
Employment in textile mills, textile related mills and garment industry: down -.3, -.6, and -1.9 percent respectively from the quarter before which also showed losses from the quarter before ad infinitum. Why your guy is so rosey about the clothing industry beats me, but he did mention the word "anecdotal" so go figure.
Unemployment in the financial sector: 2.3%
Unemployment in the production sector: 6.8% - nearly triple the above
Anyhow, I thought some cellurites might find this interesting.
(Just playing the role of the "loyal opposition" - nothing personal, Lookout.
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