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Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

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  1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/business/economy/07econ.html?em

    Posted 2 years ago by Dee #

  2. Heard this on tv and on the web. Things are not looking good in the hands of Mr. Obama. *sorry..I have a problem attaching the title of Pres. to his name*

    No doubt that one will get me in trouble. =(

    Posted 2 years ago by Karenopa #

  3. K, there's been a huge gap between U3 and U6 employment figures for decades. U6 comes much closer to accurately estimating reality, in my eyes. The recession, I'm afraid, is not of President Obama's making; but he is left to try to clean it up. Until some serious reform comes in for financial institutions, though, I suspect efforts to improve the situation will have limited success.

    (Too big to fail = too big to be allowed to exist, in my opinion.)

    Now, here are some nice kittens to encourage fluffier thoughts:

    http://www.theittybittykittycommittee.com/

    Posted 2 years ago by anncetera2 #


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