economist stuart hoffman says even the pessimists didn't think it would be this bad. >> i think what's most disappointing in this report is all of it. there's really no silver lining in the month of june in terms of hours, in terms of wages, in terms of either measure of jobs. >> reporter: here's a look inside the report. more than 14 million americans remain unemployed. of those, nearly half have been out of work for more than six months. on top of that the unemployment rate for teens and blacks is much higher than the national average. and, government payrolls dropped for the eighth straight month. still, economist steve gallagher doesn't think the u.s. is headed for another recession. >> double dip fears are unfounded in the type of data that we're seeing. we're disappointed on the pace of recovery. and just because we're disappointed on that pace doesn't mean we're relapsing. >> reporter: many economists agree with gallagher and predict the economy will accelerate in the second half. they point to recent strength in the auto and factory sectors and the drop in gas prices. experts s