Posts tagged unemployment
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
African American and Hispanic communities continue to face significant disparities in the slow US economic recovery.
ICYMI: The great recession has been very bad for the employment prospects of young Americans.
FYI: Extending emergency unemployment insurance will prevent 2 million Americans from losing benefits in January.
Still an uphill battle for job seekers:Unemployed workers far outnumber job openings in every sector.
(source: Economic Policy Institute)
Another chart showing the power of education. As far as employability is concerned, it seems that college dropouts have never had it so bad. Unemployment for college drop outs its stubborn, while unemployment for high school grads remains bumpy.
(Source: reuters.com)
Of the 665,000 jobs the economy added in 2012, 158,000 of them have been in the health care sector. Even during the economic downturn of 2008 and 2009, the health sector continued to add jobs!
(Source: washingtonpost.com)
Where in the world are the jobs? Despite U.S. unemployment, some employers are having trouble filling vacancies.
(Source: economist.com)
Look at this chart to understand how the Great Recession has whacked the young. CPS data shows how many high school graduates are not enrolled in college OR working.
(Source: theatlantic.com)
Here is a visual argument for the power of education. The graph on the left shows the “poverty workforce” of workers earning less than $23,000 per year for a family of four. The right graph shows the total workforce.
(Source: theatlantic.com)
Many European countries have engaged in austerity. Austerity can actually make it MORE difficult to get deficits under control. Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Spain have been the leaders of this effort since 2009.
(Source: washingtonpost.com)
