Except nobody is "blaming the numbers" idiot. You can't fucking read.
Further, it is beyond comical that you compare the highest U/E of the Bush Presidency to the lowest (but still higher than Bush's lowest) of Obama's Presidency. You probably think this is clever.
Finally, you could not, for a lotto type grand prize, articulate factually a single thing President Bush did that led to any unemployment, nor a single thing Obama did that led to any decrease in unemployment. Your whole dumb act is to pretend anything that happened during the Bush Presidency is Bush's fault and anything bad that happens during the Obama Presidency has nothing to do with Obama.
You should have slunk away from this thread after you totally beclowned yourself on page 1 with the whole "When should I have posted the article!?!! LMAO" idiocy, little Pavian.
Apple had its first quarterly loss in a decade and you blamed Obama. Lmao.....why aren't you praising him for all apples years of profits??
only at RX do you find stupidity like this.
Bush= losing thousands of jobs per month, ends term on historic unemployment, economic collapse, wars on lies, 9/11.....NOT BUSH Fault
Obama= unemployment in half, adding jobs......Nothing to do with Obama but apples profits and durable goes down---DAMN OBAMA
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
Inside Apple's top secret iPhone factory: Tech giant provides a glimpse of huge Chinese plant where 50,000 pink-jacketed staff are subjected to facial recognition, metal detectors and daily roll calls
Rare access given inside Pegatron Corp's massive factory in Shanghai, China, which assembles iPhones for Apple
Workers line up with military precision to have their ID badges scanned on an iPad by a supervisor during roll call
They then make their way in single file to the assembly line where they undergo facial recognition checks to clock in
Companies granted access to Western media for the first time after facing accusations staff worked gruelling hours
For more of the latest news and updates from China visit www.dailymail.co.uk/china
By SIMON TOMLINSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:27, 25 April 2016 | UPDATED: 14:27, 25 April 2016
Lined up with military precision, hundreds of employees wait to make iPhones at one of the most secretive factories in the Apple production line.
Dressed in pink jackets, blue hairnets and plastic slippers, the workers have their ID badges scanned on an iPad by a supervisor at morning roll call.
From there, they make their way in single file to the assembly line but not before undergoing facial recognition checks at security turnstiles to clock in.
Pegatron Corp employs up to 50,000 people to assemble iPhones at its plant in Shanghai which covers an area the size of 90 football fields.
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Military efficiency: Hundreds of workers line up for roll call at the Pegatron factory in Shanghai, China, which makes iPhones for Apple
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Clocking in: A supervisor holds an iPad as he checks an employee's badge during roll call at a Pegatron factory in Shanghai, China
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Keeping tabs: A supervisor scans staff into an iPad during the morning roll call before they head to the assembly line to make iPhones
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A supervisor checks names of staff at the Pegatron factory, the secretive realm where the world's most profitable smartphones are made
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Roll call: Pegatron and Apple have adopted new procedures to keep assemblers from doing excessive overtime after years of accusations
As they enter the compound, workers must pass through metal detectors designed to weed out any camera or video equipment that could be used to leak details of any unreleased technology.
They then climb up a stairwell that has a safety net draped across the middle – to prevent accidents or suicide attempts – before getting changed into their uniforms and lining up for roll call.
Until now, the factory's inner workings have been a closely guarded secret.
But the two firms have, for the first time, allowed a western journalist inside after facing years of accusations that their staff were having to work gruelling hours on low pay.
Jenny Chan, a lecturer at Oxford's Kellogg College, said: 'The fact they let a reporter in shows that they are responding to external pressure and trying to be more transparent. At least on the surface, they're trying to fix something.'
According to China Labour Watch, base salaries are so low employees are forced to work overtime just to get by, with one employee revealing her salary was 2,020 yuan (£230) a month. An iPhone 6 in China costs 4,488 yuan (£480).
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Employees line up for roll call at the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China, before heading to the assembly line for the day's work
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Off to work they go: The staff wear blue hair nets and plastic slippers as they make their way to the assembly area after roll call
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Army of workers: As many as 50,000 people assemble iPhones at the factory which is part of Apple Inc's closely guarded supply chain
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On the march: The workers follow arrows on the floor and inspirational posters on the wall as they make their way to the assembly line
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Punching in: Employees make their way towards the assembly line area where the world's most profitable smartphones are made for Apple
Giving a tour to the reporter from Bloomberg, the head of the facility John Sheu said the new ID system was introduced to improve efficiency, adding that 'every seconds counts.'
But he says it also allows the company to monitor when staff are working too many hours by sending managers automated messages if they near the 60-hour weekly limit or have clocked in six days in a row.
Pegatron said it adheres to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition's guidelines that cap overtime at roughly 80 hours a month, while Apple said its suppliers stick to the industry group's code of conduct.
The system also gives them a higher level of income transparency by letting staff check their hours, pay stubs and monthly lodging and food expenses at touchscreen terminals around the campus.
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An employee looks into a facial recognition device which registers workers when they enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron factory
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Staff look into facial recognition devices as they swipe their badges to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron factory in Shanghai
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Time for work: Employees walk through turnstiles to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
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The factory is one of the most secretive facilities in the iPhone production line and covers an area equal to almost 90 football fields
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An employee uses a facial recognition device as she swipes her badge to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron Corp factory
Access to the factory comes a month after the family of a 26-year-old worker at the plant claimed he died after working up to 12 hours a day.
[h=3]APPLE IS 'OUTDATED' SAYS CHIEF EXEC OF 'CHINA'S NETFLIX'[/h]Apple has been branded 'outdated' by the CEO of one of it's Asian competitors, known as 'the Netflix of China.
Billionaire entrepreneur Jia Yueting said Apple is losing momentum in China due its lack of innovation in new products.
Mr Jia's company LeEco offers similar products to Apple, such as smartphones and television services, but also electric vehicles and bikes.
'One of the most important reasons [for slowing sales] is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow,' Mr Jia told CNBC, highlighting the iPhone as a product that has 'fallen behind'.
We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem oriented instead of being a closed loop...
'Ironically, Apple's over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered innovation in the internet mobile industry.'
Tian Fulei was found dead on February 3 in a dormitory he shared with other workers near Shanghai at Pegatron.
A verdict of 'sudden death' was given in court, but no autopsy was carried out.
Mr Tian's family said he worked relentless overtime hours at Pegatron and his death came less than two months after an undercover BBC Panorama investigation revealed how workers there worked to the point of collapse.
His sister, Tian Zhoumei, 25, told MailOnline that her brother had been healthy up until his death and blamed overworking for his demise.
Pegatron has denied a link between the death and his working environment.
The death of Mr Tian once again highlights concerns over the working conditions of lowly-paid workers feeding the world's demands for Apple's products.
The company announced it had made the largest quarterly profit in corporate history in January, posting £11.8bn in its fiscal first quarter. More than 74.5 million iPhones were sold worldwide in the three months leading to December 27 last year.
The Tian family were given 80,000 Yuan (£8,300) as a 'gesture' from Pegatron – an amount upped from 15,000 Yuan (£1,500) after police aided negotiations.
The statement read: 'Worker safety and well-being are our top priorities and we work hard to make sure every Pegatron facility provides a healthy work environment for our workers.
'We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tian Fulei who worked with us as a visual inspector on the assembly line in our Shanghai facility.
'We investigated the circumstances of this case immediately, finding no link to the work environment. We provided support and assistance to the Tian family and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time.'
A spokesperson for Apple's Supplier Responsibility department said the company would look into the death-related claims but refused to comment directly on them.
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Industrial: An employee changes into his uniform at his locker before heading to the morning roll call
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Staff walk past rows of lockers. Pegatron says it adopted the new ID system to create an efficient and responsible working environment'
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More like an airport: Employees sit at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
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Employees look at their smartphones while sitting at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
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Employees check their pay stubs on computer terminals at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai
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Downtime: An employee buys two sausage sticks during his lunch break in the factory canteen
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Pictures of employees hang on a wall at an employee service centre inside a Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
Rare access given inside Pegatron Corp's massive factory in Shanghai, China, which assembles iPhones for Apple
Workers line up with military precision to have their ID badges scanned on an iPad by a supervisor during roll call
They then make their way in single file to the assembly line where they undergo facial recognition checks to clock in
Companies granted access to Western media for the first time after facing accusations staff worked gruelling hours
For more of the latest news and updates from China visit www.dailymail.co.uk/china
By SIMON TOMLINSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:27, 25 April 2016 | UPDATED: 14:27, 25 April 2016
Lined up with military precision, hundreds of employees wait to make iPhones at one of the most secretive factories in the Apple production line.
Dressed in pink jackets, blue hairnets and plastic slippers, the workers have their ID badges scanned on an iPad by a supervisor at morning roll call.
From there, they make their way in single file to the assembly line but not before undergoing facial recognition checks at security turnstiles to clock in.
Pegatron Corp employs up to 50,000 people to assemble iPhones at its plant in Shanghai which covers an area the size of 90 football fields.
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Military efficiency: Hundreds of workers line up for roll call at the Pegatron factory in Shanghai, China, which makes iPhones for Apple
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Clocking in: A supervisor holds an iPad as he checks an employee's badge during roll call at a Pegatron factory in Shanghai, China
+22
Keeping tabs: A supervisor scans staff into an iPad during the morning roll call before they head to the assembly line to make iPhones
+22
A supervisor checks names of staff at the Pegatron factory, the secretive realm where the world's most profitable smartphones are made
+22
Roll call: Pegatron and Apple have adopted new procedures to keep assemblers from doing excessive overtime after years of accusations
As they enter the compound, workers must pass through metal detectors designed to weed out any camera or video equipment that could be used to leak details of any unreleased technology.
They then climb up a stairwell that has a safety net draped across the middle – to prevent accidents or suicide attempts – before getting changed into their uniforms and lining up for roll call.
Until now, the factory's inner workings have been a closely guarded secret.
But the two firms have, for the first time, allowed a western journalist inside after facing years of accusations that their staff were having to work gruelling hours on low pay.
Jenny Chan, a lecturer at Oxford's Kellogg College, said: 'The fact they let a reporter in shows that they are responding to external pressure and trying to be more transparent. At least on the surface, they're trying to fix something.'
According to China Labour Watch, base salaries are so low employees are forced to work overtime just to get by, with one employee revealing her salary was 2,020 yuan (£230) a month. An iPhone 6 in China costs 4,488 yuan (£480).
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Employees line up for roll call at the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China, before heading to the assembly line for the day's work
+22
Off to work they go: The staff wear blue hair nets and plastic slippers as they make their way to the assembly area after roll call
+22
Army of workers: As many as 50,000 people assemble iPhones at the factory which is part of Apple Inc's closely guarded supply chain
+22
On the march: The workers follow arrows on the floor and inspirational posters on the wall as they make their way to the assembly line
+22
Punching in: Employees make their way towards the assembly line area where the world's most profitable smartphones are made for Apple
Giving a tour to the reporter from Bloomberg, the head of the facility John Sheu said the new ID system was introduced to improve efficiency, adding that 'every seconds counts.'
But he says it also allows the company to monitor when staff are working too many hours by sending managers automated messages if they near the 60-hour weekly limit or have clocked in six days in a row.
Pegatron said it adheres to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition's guidelines that cap overtime at roughly 80 hours a month, while Apple said its suppliers stick to the industry group's code of conduct.
The system also gives them a higher level of income transparency by letting staff check their hours, pay stubs and monthly lodging and food expenses at touchscreen terminals around the campus.
+22
An employee looks into a facial recognition device which registers workers when they enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron factory
+22
Staff look into facial recognition devices as they swipe their badges to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron factory in Shanghai
+22
Time for work: Employees walk through turnstiles to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
+22
The factory is one of the most secretive facilities in the iPhone production line and covers an area equal to almost 90 football fields
+22
An employee uses a facial recognition device as she swipes her badge to enter the assembly line area at the Pegatron Corp factory
Access to the factory comes a month after the family of a 26-year-old worker at the plant claimed he died after working up to 12 hours a day.
[h=3]APPLE IS 'OUTDATED' SAYS CHIEF EXEC OF 'CHINA'S NETFLIX'[/h]Apple has been branded 'outdated' by the CEO of one of it's Asian competitors, known as 'the Netflix of China.
Billionaire entrepreneur Jia Yueting said Apple is losing momentum in China due its lack of innovation in new products.
Mr Jia's company LeEco offers similar products to Apple, such as smartphones and television services, but also electric vehicles and bikes.
'One of the most important reasons [for slowing sales] is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow,' Mr Jia told CNBC, highlighting the iPhone as a product that has 'fallen behind'.
We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem oriented instead of being a closed loop...
'Ironically, Apple's over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered innovation in the internet mobile industry.'
Tian Fulei was found dead on February 3 in a dormitory he shared with other workers near Shanghai at Pegatron.
A verdict of 'sudden death' was given in court, but no autopsy was carried out.
Mr Tian's family said he worked relentless overtime hours at Pegatron and his death came less than two months after an undercover BBC Panorama investigation revealed how workers there worked to the point of collapse.
His sister, Tian Zhoumei, 25, told MailOnline that her brother had been healthy up until his death and blamed overworking for his demise.
Pegatron has denied a link between the death and his working environment.
The death of Mr Tian once again highlights concerns over the working conditions of lowly-paid workers feeding the world's demands for Apple's products.
The company announced it had made the largest quarterly profit in corporate history in January, posting £11.8bn in its fiscal first quarter. More than 74.5 million iPhones were sold worldwide in the three months leading to December 27 last year.
The Tian family were given 80,000 Yuan (£8,300) as a 'gesture' from Pegatron – an amount upped from 15,000 Yuan (£1,500) after police aided negotiations.
The statement read: 'Worker safety and well-being are our top priorities and we work hard to make sure every Pegatron facility provides a healthy work environment for our workers.
'We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tian Fulei who worked with us as a visual inspector on the assembly line in our Shanghai facility.
'We investigated the circumstances of this case immediately, finding no link to the work environment. We provided support and assistance to the Tian family and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time.'
A spokesperson for Apple's Supplier Responsibility department said the company would look into the death-related claims but refused to comment directly on them.
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Industrial: An employee changes into his uniform at his locker before heading to the morning roll call
+22
Staff walk past rows of lockers. Pegatron says it adopted the new ID system to create an efficient and responsible working environment'
+22
More like an airport: Employees sit at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
+22
Employees look at their smartphones while sitting at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
+22
Employees check their pay stubs on computer terminals at an employee service centre inside the Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai
+22
Downtime: An employee buys two sausage sticks during his lunch break in the factory canteen
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Pictures of employees hang on a wall at an employee service centre inside a Pegatron Corp factory in Shanghai, China
[h=1]ADP Shows Private-Sector Hiring Cooled to 156,000 in April[/h]
Private payrolls across the U.S. rose by 156,000 last month, said payroll processor Automatic Data Processing Inc. and forecasting firm Moody’s Analytics. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected an increase of 194,000. The increase is the smallest since April 2013.
The lower-than-expected reading came as March’s increase was revised lower by 6,000 to 196,000.
Note that 156,000 does not keep up with population growth.
OOPSIE:
The middle class is shrinking just about everywhere in America
Bonus:
Claims for jobless aid reach highest level since early 2015
Way to go Obama!
