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An employment reportPresented by: Special student Advisor to President On behalf of: Students FraternityPresented to: President`s Council on Jobs and CompetitivenessDate:IntroductionThis report outlines students` perspective of the current trends in economic growth and employment in the US. It analyses the progress that have been made in achieving the main goals of the jobs council. We believe that our contribution will help in achieving goals. There has been a slight improvement in economic and employment growth in the US for the past three years which can be attributed to the government interventions during the global recession of 2007-2009. However, the measures taken cannot achieve long term economic growth hence the need to devise a more appropriate political macroeconomic policies.Economic condition of the countryUnited States of America`s economy has made a slight economic recovery from the recession that was witnessed in the past three years which affected most countries. The economy is projected to grow at 2.6% this year, though below global economic growth of 4.8%, is a positive step towards economic recovery. The past three years experienced a record increase in unemployment in the country which was occasioned by economic recession that resulted into a GDP or recessionary gap.Government responded positively by using relevant fiscal and monetary macroeconomic policies such expansionary monetary policies to reduce unemployment and restore economy back to recovery path. Fiscal policies employed include reducing taxation rates and increasing government spending to increase aggregate demand, (Perry et al, 2009). This has not been very successful as expected but brought a slight relief to the economy. The use of fiscal and monetary policies needs to be revised because they are not sustainable in the long run. The use of these policies beyond full employment will result in numerous side effects such inflationary pressures, destabilized currency and increased rates of interest as well as poor balance of payments, (Perry et al, 2009).In financia...