4015 Winning! Dow Jumps after US adds 4.8 million workers back on the payroll (www.thestreet.com) posted 288 days ago by BuckyKatt60 288 days ago by BuckyKatt60 +4015 / -0 116 comments share 116 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (116) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 2 ▼ – CoreyAnder 2 points 288 days ago +2 / -0 Obama also had a near zero percent interest rate to keep the economy barely alive. There’s also the talk of how most of those jobs were part time or contractor jobs - ones with zero health Benefits. https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/nearly-95-of-all-job-growth-during-obama-era-part-time,-contract-work-449057 permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – N7fury 1 point 287 days ago +1 / -0 Good point. We were in a zero interest rate environment then as well permalink parent save report block reply
Obama also had a near zero percent interest rate to keep the economy barely alive. There’s also the talk of how most of those jobs were part time or contractor jobs - ones with zero health Benefits. https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/nearly-95-of-all-job-growth-during-obama-era-part-time,-contract-work-449057
Good point. We were in a zero interest rate environment then as well