According to United States Census data, household income fell in 2011 for the fourth consecutive year. Unemployment remains persistently high, despite the $787 billion stimulus package in 2009, and house prices, though recovering slowly, remain far below their pre-2008 peak.
从这个标准衡量，奥巴马总统目前应该是连任希望渺茫。根据美国人口普查数据，2011年，家庭收入连续第四年下降。失业率一直居高不下，2009年的7870亿美元刺激计划也没能让失业率有所改善；而房价尽管缓慢地开始复苏，但对2008年高峰水平仍然望尘莫及。