Yes, unemployment is at 9.6%, which is up from 9.5% last month, and nowhere near the 8% promised by the Obama administration. However, there is much good news, as reflected by the fact that today’s numbers are driving up the stock market. It’s the eighth straight month of growth in private sector jobs.  The losses are in government jobs, which should make those who don’t like socialism very happy.  In fact, this is the strongest job recovery in decades.

Payrolls began growing in November...