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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
unemployment is high, especially when you take into account the people who have been unemployed for so long they no longer are counted.
is the average american better off money wise now than he was 10 years ago? not from what i see.
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Way way way better off now. Unemployment is low. Where you getting your stats from?
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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 128,000 in August, and the
unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor.
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http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
What was the best rate in the last 20 years? Not much lower, and dont give me this McDonalds crap either. Wouldnt have a housing boom with people working at mcdonalds. lol