The latest unemployment figure has us at 9.4%, but somehow folks have been able to make light of it.
Even this article was able to find a sliver of a silver lining in the high Black unemployment figures.
“The good news (or not so bad news) is that the black unemployment rate fell slightly in May. But the tiny decline from 15 percent to 14.9 percent was hardly a cause for celebration while the figure was still 5.5 percentage points higher than the overall unemployment rate for all Americans.” (more from thedailyvoice.com)
From 2001-2008, unemployment figures have from 4.20 – 7.20.
Under Obama, 7.60 to 9.4 (5 months). [click here to see the figures]
Forbes has a layoff tracker, but it only covers the top 500 public companies.
You do not spend more money to get out of debt or to “fix” unemployment.
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