money.cnn.com - 27 days ago
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White House releases first broad look at stimulus-funded employment, focusing on $150 billion in spending. But skeptics question the number and quality of the jobs.
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 25 days ago
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com —
Inquiring minds are asking the question "How many
jobs were created out of the various stimulus programs...
so far and at what cost per job?" That is a good question. Not that we can believe the reported number of jobs created, but let's assume for the ...
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Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
google.com - 28 days ago
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google.com —
1 day ago WASHINGTON An early progress report
on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by...
thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected ...
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The Associated Press: Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands
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Stimulus Jobs Reporting Charade
Cato @ Liberty —
... Today the federal government is supposed to release new job creation figures. I believe most of the numbers will originate with state government officials tasked with collecting and reporting jobs “created” with the stimulus dollars that passed through their state. Based on my own experience as an ex–state government employee responsible for collecting and reporting data purporting to show how well state programs were performing, I feel compelled to comment on the accuracy of today’s release. ...
White House claims 650,000 jobs saved by stimulus: are these numbers really accurate?
BloggingStocks —
... This morning, the White House reported that President Obama's stimulus package has created or saved 650,000 jobs -- of course, this time the Obama Administration promises ...
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Obama promises 600,000 new jobs from stimulus spending
features.csmonitor.com 6/9/2009 — Only $37 billion of the $787 billion has been spent so far. Confusing provisions and the sheer size of the bill have created delays. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer/ June 8, 2009 edition Comments Leave a Comment Name (required) Website By clicking ...
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economistsview.typepad.com 15 days ago — HTML clipboard Gary Burtless argues that the job creation numbers the administration issued
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Counting the Jobs Produced by the Stimulus, by Gary Burtless, Brookings :
When the stimulus package was ...
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