The report for August, expected to show the jobless rate remaining near 9.5 percent, will be no different.
With the unemployment rate remaining above 9 percent, majorities disapprove of his handling of the economy (52 percent), job creation (54 percent) and the deficit (56 percent).
"Looking over the whole five year forecast horizon, we expect this recovery to be weaker than the recoveries of the 1980s and 1990s, with the calendar growth rate remaining below 3% in every year.
But with the unemployment rate remaining stubbornly close to 10 percent — even worse than what Mr. Obama's economic advisers initially forecast in the absence of a stimulus plan — the stimulus continues to get mixed reviews in many public opinion polls.
With the base rate remaining unchanged for coming up to five years, and initiatives like the Funding for Lending Scheme keeping the costs relatively low for lenders, there has never been a time when mortgages have been cheaper.
But the White House is keenly aware that the president is heading into a re-election campaign; with the country's jobless rate remaining high, topping 9 percent, his poll numbers on his handling of the domestic economy have plummeted.
