https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/20/job-creations-glum-arithmetic/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:10 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney of the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, did some rough calculations estimating the job growth needed to reduce the unemployment rate, 7.7 percent in November, to 6.5 percent. Their conclusion: If job creation’s modest pace, about 220,000 a month during the past year, continues, the Fed’s mid-2015 prediction will be fulfilled.]]>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:40:36 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/20/job-creations-glum-arithmetic-n280625