US jobs outlook grim

The NBC affiliate, WPTV5, reported tonight on the current jobs outlook in the United States. 14 million Americans were home from work today, not because of the Labor Day holiday but because they are simply out of work.

The station reported that no jobs were created during August to relieve the rising unemployment rate. A new Gallup poll also shows that about a quarter of Americans have confidence in Obama's ability to improve the national economy.

The President will make an economic speech on Thursday night. The speech "will be over in time for football," according to WPTV.

Two Florida congressmen provided their opinions on the upcoming speech for the network. Ted Deutch (D), of Boca Raton, said that Obama needed to make a "bold speech" about the economy. Tom Rooney (R) said that Obama's speeches "ring on dead ears" and are rarely accompanied with a legislative follow through.