Fact sheet: Double-digit unemployment
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In response to the unemployment crisis, EPI has proposed a tax credit that could create millions of jobs over the next two years, at a relatively low cost.
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EPI Briefing Paper #248
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{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} October 9, 2009
There are now 6.3 job seekers per job opening, according to new government data.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} October 8, 2009
On October 8, EPI President Lawrence Mishel testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Income Security and Family Support, warning that unemployment would continue to rise, at least through the middle of 2010. "We need to help families weather this storm and do what we can to generate jobs and a robust recovery," he said.
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A new survey finds voters are downbeat about prospects for a quick economic recovery, and want more government action to create jobs.
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A new report looks at how recessions can lead to "scarring"--long-lasting damage to individuals and the economy more broadly--and how a temporary boost in federal spending can help stem the damage to the economy and future generations.
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EPI analyzes the latest findings on income, poverty, and health insurance in its Income/Poverty Picture.
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There are now six job seekers for each available job in the United States.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} September 8, 2009
In September, EPI president Lawrence Mishel spoke at Tides' Momentum 2009 conference. Watch his presentation and view his slideshow here.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} September 4, 2009
The August employment report shows that the labor market is continuing to deteriorate, but thanks to the Recovery Act, at a much slower rate than earlier in the year.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} Andrew Green September 4, 2009
Many workers who have not lost their jobs during the recession have lost wages. Wage growth slowed dramatically in recent months and many employers are cutting hours, threatening to further limit consumer consumption and delay an economic recovery.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} September 4, 2009
The latest statistics on unemployment, underemployment, worker productivity, health care coverage, and job and retirement security.
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This ratio is unchanged from the revised May numbers -- the first time in over a year that the ratio has not increased and one more sign that while the situation for job seekers remains extremely dire, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now having an important effect in creating and preserving jobs.
{REL[pub_author_1]bGDumZsKREL} {REL[pub_author_2]dTlSZPZhREL} August 7, 2009
The July unemployment report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that 247,000 more jobs were lost in July as unemployment declined slightly by 0.1 percentage points to 9.4%. At the same time, the number of workers who have been unemployed for over six months increased by 584,000 to 5 million, so that now over one-third of this country's 14.5 million unemployed workers have been unemployed for over half a year.
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