The Unemployment Crisis
Note: This is an unfinished article, posted so that the links are publicly available and the numbers easy to find.
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In the USA, there appears to be no precise way to know how many people are unemployed, but there is some data to get a rough measure of how many people are unemployed.
This report shows how many people are getting checks for being on unemployment.
310,800,000 -- U.S. Population = -- http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
-- Take away everyone 15 or younger...
238,530,000 -- U.S. Population, Civilian, not institutionalized, 16 years old or older -- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm#cps_empsit_a01.f.1
-- Take away military, prison, other institutions, people unable or unwilling to work, retirees, those choosing to stay at home (for family, etc.), those "not in the labor force" for over a year
153,600,000 -- The "Civilian Labor Force", does not include discouraged workers
139,700,000 -- The number who are employed, even for a single hour per week
-- Take away self employed and others who would not qualify for unemployment
125,800,000 -- Covered by Unemployment Insurance -- http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/wkclaims/report.asp
32,600,000 -- Currently Unemployed (U6 + over a year discouraged / not in labor force) -- http://www.shadowstats.com/
13,900,000 -- Currently Unemployed (U3) -- The official rate
3,783,092 -- Currently receiving money for unemployment insurance
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Notes:
Federal Minimum Wage = $7.25
Hours per Week = 35
Weeks per Year = 48
Total Income = $12,180
Cost to employ one million people for a year? $12.2 billion dollars
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In the USA, there appears to be no precise way to know how many people are unemployed, but there is some data to get a rough measure of how many people are unemployed.
This report shows how many people are getting checks for being on unemployment.
310,800,000 -- U.S. Population = -- http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
-- Take away everyone 15 or younger...
238,530,000 -- U.S. Population, Civilian, not institutionalized, 16 years old or older -- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm#cps_empsit_a01.f.1
-- Take away military, prison, other institutions, people unable or unwilling to work, retirees, those choosing to stay at home (for family, etc.), those "not in the labor force" for over a year
153,600,000 -- The "Civilian Labor Force", does not include discouraged workers
139,700,000 -- The number who are employed, even for a single hour per week
-- Take away self employed and others who would not qualify for unemployment
125,800,000 -- Covered by Unemployment Insurance -- http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/wkclaims/report.asp
32,600,000 -- Currently Unemployed (U6 + over a year discouraged / not in labor force) -- http://www.shadowstats.com/
13,900,000 -- Currently Unemployed (U3) -- The official rate
3,783,092 -- Currently receiving money for unemployment insurance
*****
Notes:
Federal Minimum Wage = $7.25
Hours per Week = 35
Weeks per Year = 48
Total Income = $12,180
Cost to employ one million people for a year? $12.2 billion dollars