The jobless picture in Suffolk County grew a bit more bleak in September, as the state's department of labor said the county's unemployment rate climbed in the month.
The percentage of residents filing for jobless benefits rose to 7.5 percent compared to 7.3 percent in September of 2011. The rate fell, however, compared to August's 8.2 percent unemployment, according to the labor department.
In the county, the Town of Babylon had the highest unemployment rate at 8.6 percent, though the Village of Lindenhurst eclipsed that with 8.7 percent unemployment.
Islip had the second highest jobless rate, at 8.1 percent.
Unemployment on Long Island also grew in September to 7.3 percent, compared to 7.1 percent in September 2011.
September 2012 Labor Force Data Labor Force Employed UnemployedUnemployment Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk 1,462,000 1,354,600 107,400 7.3 Suffolk County 778,400 719,900 58,500 7.5 Babylon Town 110,300 100,800 9,500 8.6 Brookhaven Town 257,100 237,900 19,300 7.5 Huntington Town 105,900 99,000 6,900 6.5 Islip Town 176,500 162,300 14,200 8.1 Lindenhurst Village 14,400 13,200 1,300 8.7 Riverhead Town 16,400 15,100 1,200 7.6 Smithtown Town 60,500 56,500 4,000 6.6 Southampton Town 28,700 26,900 1,900 6.5 New York City 3,959,100 3,610,400 348,800 8.8 New York State 9,539,800 8,756,300 783,500 8.2
Yahoo! REALLY...that is FAR from an unbiased, intelligent source!! Nice try!! When was the last time this country allowed a refinery to be built???? According to the NPRA -Nat'l Petrochemical and Refiners Association, the last small refinery was in 1993 and the last major refinery was....in Garyville, LA in 1976!!! We now have 2 refineries on the way...but it takes 7 years for air permits and there is a chance that they will not come on line due to the Sierra Club!! In 1982 there were over 240 refineries in operation, and now we are under 150...I would tend to think that if the President of the US wanted lower gas prices, he could get it done...after all, he sure knows how to eat up fuel in Air Force 1!!! http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-govt-agency-plans-284-billion-loan-oil-refinery-colombia http://blog.gasbuddy.com/blogpostv2.aspx?msg_pg=3&category=1715&topic=431871&postid=476&ign=2. http://freedombytheway.com/2011/03/02/yippee-two-new-oil-refineries-in-development-first-in-us-in-35-years/
http://money.howstuffworks.com/president-gas-prices.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/business/gas-prices-are-out-of-any-presidents-control.html?_r=0 even the allegedly conservatively biased NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/13/148518457/blaming-presidents-for-higher-gas-prices-misses-bigger-picture
1) Any President has little to nothing to do with the day to day price of gas (look up "free market/supply and demand) 2) any future changes in the debt is speculation, regardless if it's getting bigger or smaller or who's the one doing it 3) Many of the unemployment/welfare numbers are the result of the 2006-2008 economic crisis, not his own doing 4) the ramifications of said crisis were/are so deep-rooted it was not/is not going to be fixed in 4 years regardless of who was president. just some things to think about
PS NPR is FAR from being 'Conservative' IMHO!
It is the political right and the policies they pushed for decades that brought upon this mess. It is the fault of Democrats for adopting their economic policies as they sold out to the corporate/moneyed class. There has been no greater friend to the banks and Wall Street than the Republicans. Then Bill Clinton came along and fulfilled the Republican dream of deregulation when Glass-Steagall fell. It's no wonder he's still loved on Wall Street to this day. We will not come out of this nosedive because accountability is dead in America. We pick and choose who to blame. Meanwhile none of them are working for regulars Americans, forget the growing poor and the weak. The middle class will continue to be hallowed out by outsourced jobs and technology. We need to give Americans support, not cuts. Where exactly are you going to create jobs? Will we keep swallowing the BS myth of the "job creators"? You mean the ones who get subsidies from the government and go on to ship jobs abroad and not pay their taxes? Socialism and entitlement for the wealthy has been embedded in our system, so much so that we all speak in market speak. Was it Obama who shipped jobs abroad? Was it Obama who told you to consume mindlessly and demand all of that consumption be cheap and not ask yourself how that exactly is possible?
Keep defending the likes of Wal-mart and keep telling yourself you're all for the working class without ever stopping to think about it.
America is on its way to being a third world nation where the wealthiest at the top have the time of their lives, completely disconnected from the rest of Americans who will struggle to put food on their tables and pay their bills or afford that medication. To top it off, the people at the top will complain about entitlements for the rest. Of course the jobs they ship abroad and the taxes they evade won't be discussed. "The Left moved Right, and the Right moved into the nuthouse." This is an apt description of America. Written by a decades long Republican: The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted Get a clue people.
See, trickle down economics is already here. Remember, corporations are global, it's a buyer's market for them when it comes to labor. It's not the corporations of old where what happens to GM and Ford happens to all of us. Get behind workers rights or get behind corporations and Wall Street and their enablers in office on both sides of the aisle.
AMC Entertainment Burger King Burlington Coat Factory Clear Channel Communications Dominos Pizza Guitar Center Dunkin Donuts Sports Authority Staples Toys "R" Us Warner Music Groups All are staples of American life. Obama's Investments with TAXPAYER money; Solyndra - bankrupt Ener 1 - bankrupt Beacon Power - bankrupt Abound Solar - bankrupt Amonix Solar - bankrupt Spectra Watt - bankrupt Eastern Energy- bankrupt A123 Systems- bankrupt All of these companies were Obama Campaign contributors. You can elect a man who was a successful businessman and venture capitalist who created thousands of jobs and billions in wealth... or You can re-elect a fool who pretended to be something he was not and wasted trillions of taxpayers dollars.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/apr/30/new-obama-slogan-has-long-ties-marxism-socialism/ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/forward-for-communism-is-obamas-new-forward-slogan-really-a-coincidence/
However, things maybe changing: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/energy-environment/cheaper-oil-and-gas-give-a-lift-to-the-refining-business.html?pagewanted=all
Nice use of the DNC talking points which everybody knows is pure hogwash.
This book is written by a decades long Republican: The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted http://www.amazon.com/The-Party-Over-Republicans-Democrats/dp/0670026263 DNC talking points? Did you even bother reading, I know it takes effort. Can't wait to fill up your cart with made in China junk or from outsourced jobs huh? Flying that Made in China US flag nice and high? Republicans are the worst, completely oblivious and the Democrats are cowards who sold out. Get a clue Tom.