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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (608771)	8/23/2004 9:15:39 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 769670

Bush's failed presidency-22 states show job declines in payroll jobs last month: July job figures decline in six swing states By Peronet Despeignes, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Twenty-two states reported a drop in payroll jobs last month, double the number for June, according to new Labor Department statistics. Among them were six of the states that could decide this fall's presidential election. The declines in most cases were slight, but they drove home the frailty of the jobs recovery and highlighted risks to President Bush's re-election strategy. The White House has been counting on consistent, robust growth by now to restore confidence in the economy and counter grim news from Iraq. The battleground states showing job losses in July were Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, according to Labor Department figures released Aug. 20. Battleground, or swing, states are those expected to be close in this fall's election, and they are drawing the bulk of both campaigns' attention. The state numbers mirror a recent weakening trend in national jobs numbers. The Labor Department's latest national report on Aug. 6 showed the economy generated only 32,000 new jobs in July, down from 78,000 in June and from an average of 225,000 a month earlier this year.