Every month it's more and more jobs created. Hundreds of thousands of them. Total employment up over 12M since 2009. Always up. Never down.

Just what is wrong with Obama's policies that are causing this pernicious job creation. It's disgusting. When will it stop?

We're at 62.7 to 62.9 percent of the U.S. working age population actually working. That's the lowest number since 1978.

Today, There are 92m people who did not participate in the work force. When Obama came to office in 2009, there were 80.5m people who did not participate in the work force. 11.5m more people do not work today compared to 6 years ago.

Until we face these facts, and do something about them, we will not win the "economy is awesome" argument.

Software engineer, manufacturing, full time, benefits -- or part time, $8-an-hour clerk or cart wrangler somewhere with no benefits?

There is a difference.

or down?

Government employment statistics are shit and have been for decades.

Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

Also, when I post the BLS report, I include the email addresses and phone numbers of the people who are responsible for the report. I suggest you call them and let them know what a lousy job they are doing.

Imagine if you brought your $120,000 Tesla to the shop for repairs. At the end of the day, they give you back two 1998 Toyota Corollas. Now, you're ahead of the game. You gave them one "car," and they gave you two. A gain of 100 percent for you. Right?

Yeah. "Jobs" are the same as that.

If you go to the BLS data, you will find that the BLS makes all kinds of distinctions regarding employment. In the monthly report, each Table is separately linked. (I'm not adding those links here.) There are 25 individual tables, two summary tables, one FAQ, and one technical note.

If you think they are deficient in their reporting, I am sure they want to hear from you as to how they can make an improvement.

Full disclosure: I do not work at BLS.

Employment Situation Summary

Employment Situation Summary Table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted
Employment Situation Frequently Asked Questions
Employment Situation Technical Note
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

both of which show slow but steady generally improving trends lately. I know that doesn't fit in with doom at all costs though..

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.t01.htm