Thursday, October 20, 2011

"Real Unemployment: 1 Out of 5 in US?"



Mary Engel "The real unemployment rate? 16.6%"




US Bureau of Labor Statistics "15 States Now Have an Unemployment Rate Above 10%




Unemployment is really 25 Plus Percent; Welcome To 2011


According to John Williams' Shadow Government Statistics the real unemployment rate is 22.2%

Unemployment according to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

  • January 2011 - 9.4%
  • February 2011- 9%

After someone has been unemployed for over a year they are no longer included in the BLS’s %

Seasonal employment is factored into the data even though these workers have no job security


A Battle of Presidential Proportions

High jobless rates stymie recovery; U.S. jobs plan aims to attack long-term unemployment, but Western governments are facing deep-rooted problem

The real unemployment rate? 16.6%