One-third of working Americans support two-thirds of th...

EXCERPTS: There still seems to be little acknowledgement of the massive army of people now falling into the category labeled as not in the labor force. Some of this growth is predictable like many older Americans hitting reti...

Topics: unemoployment, employment, labor force, labor statistics, welfare state, drop outs, America, help!

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20 Facts About The Great U.S. Retail Apocalypse That Wi...

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#1 As you read this article, approximately a billion square feet of retail space is sitting vacant in the United States. #2 Last week, Radio Shack announced that it was going to close more than a thousand stores. #3 Last week...

Topics: economy, obama economy, retail sales, decline, jobs, employment, unemployed

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True Unemployment Rate Hits 23 Percent, Highest Since G...

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BUT MELVIN, HE'S SO HISTORIC: True Unemployment Rate Hits 23 Percent, Highest Since Great Depression John Williams' ShadowStats charts the real unemployment rate by employing the methods the U.S. government used to use, befor...

Topics: employment, graph, chart, real unemployment number, obama, USA, politics, economy

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