Obama Popularity Polls: Jobless Rate Rises to 9.5%, 26 Year High

Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, up from 9.4 percent last month.

Incredibly, mainstream media outlets continue to paint the downward trend as a sign the problems with the economy are easing.