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Here is what the white house said with this statement coming out after the numbers. while more work remains to be done today's employment report provides further confirmation that the u.s. economy is recovering from the worst downturn since the great depression. is that accurate? >> well, it was the worst recession since the great depression but remember, the white house's strategy here to keep pointing back an saying, look it is not our fault. this is all just really bad but we're in the fourth, now in the fifth year of recovery. the recovery officially started in june 2009. the economy is no...

The dow and the s&p down slightly while the nasdaq is up. that is after the labor department reported 162,000 jobs were created in july, the fewest since march. however, it was enough for the unemployment rate to fall to 7.4%. that, by the way, is the lowest level we've seen since december 2008. but that's because people gave up looking for work. the other bad news, the jobs numbers for may and june were revised downward. the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers reacted to the news today on msnbc. >> we're slowly digging our way of a deep hole. we want to accelerate that. o...

Mine collapse. today, we're learning that the mine's operator will not be facing charges after a very long investigation. prosecutors say, there just wasn't enough. the decision infuriating the miners who endured hellish conditions while trapped. their lawyers say they will present their own case. jamie: we told you we have some new jobs numbers for july. the report painting a picture where we are in this economic recovery and how far we still have to go. the labor department is saying that u.s. employers added some 162,000 jobs. that's fewer than what was expected, but it is enough to lower t...

2:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox news channel. alisyn: a brand knew snapshot of the employment situation in america. the jobless rate dropping to 7.4% in july but u.s. employers added just 162,000 jobs, meaning americans are having to come up with some creative ways to make money. one mom and daughter are doing just that. karen zuckerman said as soon as she and her daughter stepped into a college dorm room they knew there was a chance to make big money. they are the founders of dorm file. great to see you. you got the idea shopping for dorm room decorations. what was the problem with the cu...

Find spending just as cooky in other areas. >> i can't find anyone but the recipients not finding this appalling. $162,000 for this winery in maryland. i mean, families -- families sit around at night and debate whether to spend $500 to fix the washing machine that's gone down this is not the government's money to play around with. >> and programs they should be doing, got out of hands. coburn found a free lunch program for children your honor t under the age of 18. it had been expanded. it started as free lunches for poor children. now it's free lunches for everybody. many, many parents can a...