After Melancon Voted For Obama’s Economic Agenda, Unemployment In Louisiana Increases

Friday, 20 November 2009 14:14

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics today, Louisiana’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in October 2009, up from 5.7 percent when Democrat Senate candidate U.S. Representative Charlie Melancon (D-LA) voted for President Obama’s massive "stimulus" legislation.

The federal budget deficit for 2009 alone totals $1.42 trillion - a number higher than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the United States. During the month of October 2009, the deficit increased by $176.4 billion, setting another all-time record.

"Unfortunately for Louisiana families, the federal deficit has soared to record highs and the state’s unemployment has steadily risen ever since Charlie Melancon voted for the so-called ‘stimulus’ package in February 2009," said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson Marchand.

"Now Melancon wants a promotion to the U.S. Senate, but the families, seniors, and small business owners who have been hurt by his support for the Obama economic disaster will certainly remember his record next November," Wilkerson Marchand concluded.

Background Information

Louisiana’s Unemployment Rate Was 5.7% In February 2009. (U.S. Department Of Labor’s Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 11/20/09)

Louisiana’s Unemployment Rate Was 7.4% In October 2009. (U.S. Department Of Labor’s Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 11/20/09)