Everything is going right on schedule.
Frank would be proud.
Posted by TmjUtah at November 6, 2009 4:49 PMU-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers
Seasonally adjusted:
10/08 - 12.0%
06/09 - 16.5%
07/09 - 16.3%
08/09 - 16.8%
09/09 - 17.0%
10/09 - 17.5%
OOOPS
Left out the source:
Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm
Somebody ought to remind Nancy "Einstein" Pelosi that unemployed people don't, can't, and won't pay taxes to pay for her SuperFantabulisticPelosiCare!
Oh yeah, that's right: I'm sure Queen Nancy is even now figuring out new ways to squeeze blood out of turnips.
"Will no one rid us of this turbulent Speaker?"
Posted by MarkJ at November 6, 2009 11:32 PM