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In March 2010, over 44 percent of unemployed Americans met or exceeded that standard-the highest rate since World War II.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=58310



Initial jobless claims increase unexpectedly

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits rose last week, a sign that jobs remain scarce.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Initial-jobless-claims-apf-355511092.html?x=0&.v=7



Study: 1.2 million households lost to recession

As friends and families double up, 'overcrowding' is up fivefold.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36231884/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/



Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Increase as Dismissals Remain Elevated

Initial jobless claims rose by 25,000 to 471,000 in the week ended May 15, exceeding the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and the highest level in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington.

https://preview.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-20/more-americans-unexpectedly-file-claims-for-jobless-benefits.html



What Good Are Economists Anyway?

Economists mostly failed to predict the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. Now they can't agree how to solve it. People are starting to wonder: What good are economists anyway?

https://tinyurl.com/nelvsn


From Information Clearing House



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=economic+crisis
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recession
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=unemploy
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=jobless