Monday, March 19, 2012

Making 9 Million Jobless "Vanish" and Unemployment drop to 8.3%

When we look at broad measures of jobs and population, then the beginning of 2012 was one of the worst months in US history, with a total of 2.3 million people losing jobs or leaving the workforce in a single month.  Yet, the official unemployment rate showed a decline from 8.5% to 8.3% in January - and was such cheering news that it set off a stock rally. 
How can there be such a stark contrast between the cheerful surface and an underlying reality that is getting worse? Full story . . .

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