nearly 13 million http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/21714/all en During Democratic Convention, Two of Three Networks Ignore Dire Jobs Picture http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/during-democratic-convention-two-three-networks-ignore-dire-jobs-picture <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> For three nights, ABC and NBC fail to mention the national unemployment rate or the ‘nearly 13 million’ people looking for work. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The national unemployment rate is currently higher than when President Barack Obama took office, but he and many others have been making the case at this week’s Democratic convention that he should get four more years as president.<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/during-democratic-convention-two-three-networks-ignore-dire-jobs-picture" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy Government Media Politics 4.5 million 8 percent or higher abc cbs Employment job creation jobless jobs Julian Castro Marketwatch NBC nearly 13 million private sector unemployment unemployment rate Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:14:43 +0000 julia.seymour 41155 at http://archive2.mrc.org