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Counter intuitively at the end of the lame duck session in december and point to that and point to a measure of credit that they can take for the sinking unemployment rate, yes, i would say the mood is better. manufacturing, up 33,000 jobs. construction up 33,000 jobs. business and services, 47,000 jobs. one dark lining around that silver cloud, if you will, is the fact that retail sales are down. when you look at it there are still 13.7 million americans who are unemployed. so as the white house is fond of saying it's good news, but it's a first step, they still have got a long way to go. fro...

Appeared on "the daily rundown" and here is what he had to say. >> this three-month drop in the unemployment rate was the biggest in 27 years. we're setting the stage and the conditions for the private sector to stand up. >> reporter: more good news. manufacturing up 33,000 jobs. construction up, 33,000 jobs. business services up 47,000 jobs. health care industry up 34,000 jobs. if there is a dark cloud for the silver lining, it is that retailers have trimmed jobs and state and local governments, they all know the plight they're under as we've seen in wisconsin and elsewhere. really, really in...

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