"A year ago, we took significant action to jumpstart economic growth and job creation. That action included making investments in sectors with the greatest potential for private sector job growth -- areas like clean energy and infrastructure." President Obama, May 18, 2010.
Most recent 12 weeks of initial unemployment claims (with 12-week trend line)
Hoven's Index for May 25, 2010
Manufacturing jobs, Dec. 1979: 19,301,000
Manufacturing jobs, Dec. 2009: 11,534,000
Government jobs, Dec. 1979: 16,180,000
Government jobs, Dec. 2009: 22,481,000
Most recent year prior to 2009 with fewer than 12 million manufacturing jobs: 1946
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