Quote:
Originally Posted by wind_magic
Another month, another employment report - updating our table again ..
1929 - 3.2% / 2007 - 4.7% (u3) / 2007 - 8.3 (u6)
1930 - 8.7% / 2008 - 7.2% (u3) / 2008 - 13.5% (u6)
1931 - 15.9% / 2009 - 8.5% (u3) / 2009 - 15.6% (u6)
1932 - 23.6% / 2010 - ?? (u3) / 2010 - ?? (u6)
1933 - 24.9% / 2011 - ?? (u3) / 2011 - ?? (u6)
1934 - 21.7% / 2012 - ?? (u3) / 2012 - ?? (u6)
Source: Unemployment soars to 8.5 percent; 13M now jobless |
Unemployment is improving according to the government. Which means it is still getting higher at an alarming rate, but the rate isn't quite as alarming as it was, unemployment "only" jumped 0.5% this month.
1929 - 3.2% / 2007 - 4.7% (u3) / 2007 - 8.3 (u6)
1930 - 8.7% / 2008 - 7.2% (u3) / 2008 - 13.5% (u6)
1931 - 15.9% / 2009 -
8.9% (u3) / 2009 -
15.8% (u6)
1932 - 23.6% / 2010 - ?? (u3) / 2010 - ?? (u6)
1933 - 24.9% / 2011 - ?? (u3) / 2011 - ?? (u6)
1934 - 21.7% / 2012 - ?? (u3) / 2012 - ?? (u6)
Source:
Daily Kos: Official Unemployment Rate Hits 8.9%
Quote:
Originally Posted by TropicCat
Where's Windy's chart? Isn't it time to update it?
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Got it.
