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He points to signs of progress and some setbacks. >> business has created 2.2 million jobs last year. we just learned that our economy created more jobs over the last few months than economists originally thought, but this week we received the first estimate of the economic growth over the last few months. it reminded us that bad decisions in washington can get in the way of our economic progress. >> jamie: just yesterday we saw the recent job numbers tick up and the u.s. economy is worse off than it was four years ago in four major categories. let's take a look. first unemployment rate januar...

The rate ticked up to 7.9% from 7.8%. real unemployment at 14.4%. in the words of ed koch, how'm i doing? how's our economy doing right now? >> well, it could be doing a lot better but it's not falling apart. i discount that fourth quarter gdp number. we're expanding but not as much as we like. >> jared, you are not feeling well but here and most important. thank you so much for making it here today because it's jobs report friday and a holiday for you. >> well, i'm feeling better just talking about the jobs day. >> there you go. >> makes my blood race. >> turn that frown upside down. >> two n...

Aid package. at best, it's just a spit in the ocean, what do you think? >> $17 billion is a spit in the ocean grand scream of those things, you have to start. >> neil: $17 billion, equals the non-sandy related pork and fat included in this? >> there you go. if you are going to tighten your belt you have to started somewhere. if you allow me, i want to read the quoted from the union boss, here is her statement. many federal employees subject to a two-year pay freeze and increased pension contributions depend on public transportation to get to and from work and provide relief in commuting costs....

14.4%. >> middle classes women are struggling to make decisions between filling gas tank and putting food on the table for their children. >> sean: obama's demographic constituency if you look at core demographics, african american unemployment 14.4%. hispanic americans. women have lost millions of jobs and we have 4 million american women, new women poverty under obama. >> african americans have always been the canary in the mines when it congresswomans to depression or poor economic status. >> obama hasn't helped them. it has gotten worse. >> it has not gotten worse. >> we are all of the can...

14.4%. >> middle classes women are struggling to make decisions between filling gas tank and putting food on the table for their children. >> sean: obama's demographic constituency if you look at core demographics, african american unemployment 14.4%. hispanic americans. women have lost millions of jobs and we have 4 million american women, new women poverty under obama. >> african americans have always been the canary in the mines when it congresswomans to depression or poor economic status. >> obama hasn't helped them. it has gotten worse. >> it has not gotten worse. >> we are all of the can...