The only ones with more employment were the photographers at this photo-op!
ALLENTOWN | - With a wide-ranging and fast-moving visit to the Lehigh Valley, President Obama kicked off a national tour intended to highlight ways to create jobs in an economy no longer built on the historical bedrock of manufacturing.
Obama said the economy's modest recent upward trend, including a positive jobs report today, is not nearly enough to restore a sense of confidence and security.
"I consider one job loss one too many," Obama said to roars of approval from a crowd of 1,000 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. "Good trends don't pay the rent. We have to grow jobs and get America back on track as soon as we can.
"In the two years since this recession began, too many members of our American family have felt the gut-punch of the pink slip," the president said. "Everyone one of us knows [them]."
The president spent about six hours here, departing at 3:50 p.m.
He stopped first at the Allentown Metal Works -- home to some of the Valley's last steelworkers -- before heading to LCCC.
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