More unemployment facts:

Since Barack Obama became president in January, the number of unemployed Americans has risen by 4.1 million, reaching 15.7 million last month. That is a 35% increase in unemployment.

That is 4.1 million in 9 months vs. 3.2 million jobs lost in the final 14 months of the Bush presidency.

One in 10 working Americans is now unemployed.

Looking at the Obama administration’s press release on October’s unemployment, one is uneasy.

Manufacturing lost 61,000 jobs.
Construction lost 62,000 jobs.
Retail trade lost 40,000 jobs.
Transportation and warehousing lost 18,000 jobs.

Unemployment by race, sex and age:

All workers 10.2%
Adult men 10.7%
Adult women 8.1%
Teenagers 17.6%
White 9.5%
Black or African 15.7%
Hispanic 13.1%
Asian (not listed)
American Indian (not listed)