tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post2071870105983092587..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: More Americans Unemployed Today than in 2009Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-34070754944546623232013-10-23T13:30:44.179-07:002013-10-23T13:30:44.179-07:00The Economic Populist:
"Overall job growth w...The Economic Populist:<br /><br />"Overall job growth was barely enough to keep up with the growing population...The United States is now down -1.72 million jobs from December 2007."<br /><br />http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/graphic-look-payrolls-september-employment-report-5410Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-79584019510164505602013-10-23T12:51:49.042-07:002013-10-23T12:51:49.042-07:00Dean Baker:
"The unemployment rate is now d...Dean Baker: <br /><br />"The unemployment rate is now down by 2.8 percentage points from its 10.0 percent peak in October of 2009."<br /><br />http://www.cepr.net/index.php/data-bytes/jobs-bytes/jobs-2013-10Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-47692351779041061002013-10-23T09:41:20.101-07:002013-10-23T09:41:20.101-07:00Robert Reich:
"If the same percentage of Am...Robert Reich: <br /><br />"If the same percentage of Americans were in the workforce today as when Barack Obama took office, today's unemployment rate would be 10.8 percent."<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-triumph-of-the-right_b_4144486.html<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-44989396763217339932013-10-22T23:24:46.933-07:002013-10-22T23:24:46.933-07:00Dean Baker:
"The reality is that the econom...Dean Baker: <br /><br />"The reality is that the economy needs more spending and there is no plausible story where the additional spending is going to come from the private sector in the immediate future. If the government is not prepared to boost spending, then we will continue to see an economy that is down close to 9 million jobs from its trend level."<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/after-budget-deal-time-to_b_4139360.htmlBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com