UPDATED: GM about to smash another record!

NJRVer wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
FYI, the American car industry nationwide only employed just over 3/4 of a million people in 2012. That is across all brands and parts suppliers...

Here is my source
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/07/american-made-index-which-automakers-affect-the-most-us-workers.html

It's even sadder when you look at the historic statistics at the site that article got its info from- here's the curve for the last ten years:



Source

Very interesting chart.
Right after Jan. '09 things start the steady recovery, while right after June '06 they crash and burn.

Who was in office during those two time frames?
Whose policy looks like it worked and whose looks like it didn't?:)

Recessions are cyclical and if one goes far enough back to get a representative sample they will see that most recessions have started to recover around the time that a new leader is coming into office. Many, and I am guilty somewhat, want to remember who was in office during the recession and not recognize when the recovery actually started.