Sean Hannity might want to reconsider this line of attack.
Sean Hannity attacked President Obama's job creation record by falsely claiming that the U.S. economy is "losing 400,000 jobs a month." In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that since the beginning of 2012 "employment growth has averaged 151,000 per month," with 163,000 jobs created in July. In 2011, the economy similarly added an average of 153,000 jobs every month.
On his radio show, Hannity accused Democrats of demonizing Republicans on the economy because "Obama hasn't done a good job." As evidence, Hannity claimed "we're losing 400,000 jobs a month."
Hannity didn't cite any sources, and I haven't the foggiest idea where he came up with that figure, but the U.S. economy hasn't lost 400,000 jobs in a month since June 2009 -- just five months into President Obama's term -- a period that would include the Romney-endorsed six-month grace period new presidents deserve.
Indeed, far from "losing 400,000 jobs a month," the economy has added jobs every month since October 2010. The private sector has added jobs every month since March 2010. In all, American businesses have added nearly 4.5 million jobs (and counting) over the last three years.
So, here's the question for Hannity: if "losing 400,000 jobs a month" is proof that "Obama hasn't done a good job," does that mean that an economy adding 151,000 jobs a month is, by Hannity's standards, proof that Obama's done a terrific job?
