n, June 17, 2010. The job losses came in as follows, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: June: -192,000 July: -49,000 August: -59,000 September: -29,000 Job Creation "The pace on the ball continues to increase, not decrease, as the Act rolls out in the final -- or this final summer." -- VP Biden, June 17, 2010 * Yes, the economy has added jobs since this statement, but at an average of 72,500 per month over the past 12 months. If this "pace on the ball" as Biden talked about continues.... it will take 93 months [nearly 8 years] to make up the jobs lost since the recession began in Dec 2007. A Year Later ..... * The country is still plagued by high unemployment (9.1%) and even higher underemployment (15.8%, BLS // 18.6%, Gallup) * May 2011: Unemployment increases for the second consecutive month * May 2011: Overall consumer spending drops for the first time in 11 months * May 2011: New-home construction rose to adjusted annual rate of 560,000 units per year---but still far below the 1.2 million new homes per year that Economists say is needed to sustain a healthy housing market * Applications for new weekly unemployment benefits have average 434,792 since last summer * Consumer prices for all goods hood early this morning and spilled out into the street. According to WCBS radio, the party was advertised on Facebook as "Freaky Friday" and had a $5 cover charge. Police believe the trouble started when two people who had already been in some sort of fight bumped into each other. Nine people were shot and were taken to hospitals. One of the victims, a 20-year-old man, died. e and chest. Police arrested 58-year-old Dennis Christopher Lee for investigation of battery after the Thursday morning attack at Starbucks at Horton Plaza. Police say Lee entered the coffee house and asked for a cup of hot water, which is free. Police say he walked over to the condiment table and started taking some items. Officer Frank Cali told City News Service that L