Monday, January 11, 2010

Here are the true unemployment numbers



December, 2009 Unemployment

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) official unemployment rate is 10.0%.

The BLS also tracks marginally attached and part-timers (underemployed), bringing the unemployment rate to 17.3%.

Shadowstats.com accounts for discouraged workers who have given up looking for a job, bringing the unemployment figure to 21.9%.
Posted by Gaucho Greg at January 11, 2010
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