Posted on 07/02/2009 6:14:10 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
WASHINGTON – Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.
The Labor Department report, released Thursday, showed that even as the recession flashes signs of easing, companies likely will want to keep a lid on costs and be wary of hiring until they feel certain the economy is on a solid ground.
June's payroll reductions were deeper than the 363,000 that economists expected.
However, the rise in the unemployment rate from 9.4 percent in May wasn't as sharp as the expected 9.6 percent. Still, many economists predict the jobless rate will hit 10 percent this year, and keep rising into next year, before falling back.
All told, 14.7 million people were unemployed in June.
If laid-off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have settled for part-time work are included, the unemployment rate would have been 16.5 percent in June, the highest on records dating to 1994.
Since the recession began in December 2007, the economy has lost a net total of 6.5 million jobs.
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I don’t. I believe the number is at 10% at least. And where are all the stories about the “underemployed” numbers we kept hearing about in the early 2000’s?
If laid-off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have settled for part-time work are included, the unemployment rate would have been 16.5 percent in June
Note that for the past several months, they are saying there is 300,000 plus jobs lost, but the TOTAL jobs are at nearly 700,000. The 300,000 jobs are NON-FARM jobs meaning that for the past several months, nearly 400,000 jobs lost are FARM JOBS??
Something is fishy here. It’s summer and they are losing 400,000 “farm jobs” a month?
ah, there we have it. Also I don't think the official rate counts the self-employed, like small business owners and independent contractors (Realtors, mortgage brokers) who have been driven out of business or who are living on credit cards hoping to ride this economy out.
Here's the number I believe:
If laid-off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have settled for part-time work are included, the unemployment rate would have been IS 16.5 percent in June, the highest on records dating to 1994.
“... showed that even as the recession flashes signs of easing ...”
And what “signs” are those?
Nothing like good old bias in the media... Constantly trying to give a positive spin to the news when it is their guy in charge. For Bush it was nonstop talking down of the economy.
Well this is certainly change
“June’s payroll reductions were deeper than the 363,000 that economists expected.”
D-OH!!! Fooled again!
Yep.... it's quite a change from the 8.3 million jobs created under Bush
With that pic at #9, all we needed to see along with the sign is a bevy of “workers” lounging around by the road, like they usually do.
Total net job losses under zer0:
2,665,000!
Hope. Change.
This phony number does not include the unemployed whose benefits have run out....literally millions more.
When will the news media level with the American people? When the media companies have to cut their Washington press corp reporters, I suppose.
Anyone who believes this number please raise your hand.
Please add:
Anyone else seem to notice that the MSM appears to be giddy with delight every time unemployment numbers go up???
“With that pic at #9, all we needed to see along with the sign is a bevy of UNION “workers” lounging around by the road, like they usually do.”
Interestingly enough, I draive in 2 of those projects every day; one in Cook County and the other in Will County.
The advertised start-dates were not delayed, and the work appears to be progressing in a timely manner. When they finish, the contractors will have to lay-off the short-term workers they hired.
Exactly. They bashed Bush about “LOW WAGE” jobs that were replacing “good manufacturing jobs”. Under Obama Minimum Wage jobs will be hailed and celebrated.
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