Why is the U.S. so awful at job creation?

Why is the U.S. so awful at job creation? - How the World Works - Salon.com: "How about this? In comparison to the rest of the G-7, the U.S. boast higher levels of income inequality, does a poorer job of educating its workforce, enjoys the double jeopardy of weaker labor unions and a sketchier social welfare net, and, at the government policy level, appears relatively� more influenced by the financial sector than by Main Street."