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US Poverty Rate, 1 in 6, at Highest Level in Years 0

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Admin

US Poverty Rate, 1 in 6, at Highest Level in Years
The portion of Americans living in poverty last year rose to the highest level since 1993, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, fresh evidence that the sluggish economicrecovery has done nothing for the country’s poorest citizens

Labor & Economic News – Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Library

Three years later, millions wait for jobs 0

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Admin

Three years later, millions wait for jobs
December marks three years since the start of the Great Recession – and 18 months since it officially ended. But new data released on Friday show a nationwide unemployment rate of 9.8%.

Labor & Economic News – Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Library



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