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Monthly Jobs Picture

November 24, 2009

EPI Pictures

Job creation at a glacial pace (June jobs picture)

Absent temporary employment, no job growth in May (May jobs picture)

Large jump in private-sector jobs, but  unemployment increases to 9.9% (April jobs picture)

Positive job growth but not enough to reduce unemployment rate (March jobs picture)

Job market stuck on pause (February jobs picture)

Unemployment drops to 9.7% despite more job losses (Jobs Picture)

Labor market closes 2009 with no sign of robust recovery (Jobs Picture)

One in four black, Hispanic workers is underemployed (Economy Track)

Jobs Picture for October 2, 2009 (Jobs Picture)

6.1 job seekers per job opening in September (JOLTS)

GDP Picture, October 29, 2009 (GDP Picture)

New 2008 poverty, income data reveal only tip of the recession iceberg (Income Picture)

Pace of job loss slows, but unemployed not finding work (Jobs Picture)

Recovery Act has significant impact, but long-term unemployment at 70-year high (Jobs Picture)

Long-term unemployment soars (Jobs Picture Preview)


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