Concern About Unemployment Soars

[Donnachaidh]

http://247wallst.com/2011/02/11/concern-about-unemployment-soars/

The inability of the government and the economy to create jobs is not lost on most Americans. Nearly 16 million people are still looking for jobs in the US. The number of people who have been unemployed for over six months increases every day. This long-term jobless pool increases burdens on the federal government, families, housing, and creates a group of people with eroding work skills.

A new Gallup Poll shows that the concern about unemployment among Americans has hit a level unsurpassed since the tremendous recession of 1983. The unemployment rate in that downturn was above 10% for a year.

The new research shows that

“Thirty-five percent of Americans name unemployment as the most important problem facing the U.S., the highest percentage since the economic slowdown began and higher than at any point since October 1983 (41%). Unemployment is the most important problem for the second month in a row, with the economy ranking second and healthcare third.”


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[OHdem10]

1. Tell them to run a poll of same people and ask them why they

voted for Republicans in last elections.

Ask them how they missed the fact Republican Policies
brought on this these horrible unemployment conditions.

[Stand and Fight]

6. Where are you going with this?

I sure as hell didn't vote for a Republican and neither did most of my friends who are unemployed here in Las Vegas or across the USA. :wtf:

[Bandit]

9. Did you vote for Obama?

:shrug:

[SpiralHawk]

8. + 1,000

Republiconomics totally trashed America's economy.

[grahamhgreen]

10. Clinton and Obama are both outsourcers.

[Luciferous]

2. I've given up on looking for a job until things get better.

[JoePhilly]

3. Strange the Defict didn't get top billing, better call the GOP ...

never mind, they don't care.

[Starry Messenger]

4. k&r

[lonestarnot]

5. Time for some fucking wealth redistribution!

[NNN0LHI]

7. This may be true but ...

... I was pretty concerned about unemployment during that "tremendous recession of 1983", when I was laid off during most of the 1980's with a family to support.

Real concerned.

Don

[Fuddnik]

11. I was laid off for two solid years in one stint back then.

So much for St. Ronnie.