ANALYSIS: Economy Tanks After Every Obama Joint Session

Obama and Previous Addresses to a Joint Session

February 24, 2009 – Obama delivers joint session address on economy

    Approval – 65%

    Unemployment rate – 8.2%

    March 2009: payrolls lose 796,000 jobs

September 9, 2009 – Obama delivers joint session address on health care

    Approval – 51%

    Unemployment rate – 9.8%

    October 2009: payrolls lose 221,000 jobs

January 27, 2010 – Obama delivers SOTU

    Approval – 48%

    Unemployment rate – 9.7%

    February 2010: payrolls lose 35,000 jobs

January 25, 2011 – Obama delivers SOTU

    Approval - 50%

    Unemployment rate – 9.0%

    February 2011: payrolls add 235,000 jobs

September 8, 2011 – Obama delivers jobs plan

    Approval – 42%

    Unemployment rate – 9.1%