Every day in America, 85,444 people lose their jobs. Since President George W. Bush took office, the nation has lost 2.8 million jobs. Not only are millions of U.S. workers looking for jobs, but the long-term unemployment rate—when workers have been jobless for six months or more—is the highest in more than 20 years.

Few jobs are being created, and too often, the jobs available do not provide family-supporting wages, health care and retirement security. In fact, America’s middle class is under attack. More and more American jobs are being moved offshore—up to 14 million white-collar jobs in the next few years, according to some studies—and those jobs aren’t coming back. Meanwhile, health care and retirement security are out of reach for many of America’s working families.

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