Nearly six unemployed workers per job but ratio does not worsen
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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.
Jobs Picture for August 7, 2009
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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.
Unequal unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics
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Unequal unemployment—Racial disparities in unemployment vary widely by state
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Minimum Wage Issue Guide
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Tables, figures, and data download—Minimum Wage Issue Guide
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Key EPI publications and other minimum wage resources—Minimum Wage Issue Guide
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Fact sheet for 2009 minimum wage increase—Minimum Wage Issue Guide
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Jobs Picture for July 2, 2009
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Highest unemployment rate since 1983
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Less than one job opening for every five job seekers
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Jobs Picture, June 5, 2009
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The Wage Implosion
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The worst downturn since the Great Depression
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A Stealthy Stimulus: How boosting the minimum wage is helping to stimulate the economy
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Sounding the Alarm: Update on the Economic Downturn
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Nearly five unemployed workers for every available job
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Jobs picture, May 8, 2009
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Seven million jobs needed to return to pre-recession employment levels
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Jobs report offers no sign of light at end of tunnel
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