Federal Pay Gap

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Oct 072010
 

RightChange.com releases “Pay Gap” a new video that looks at the substantial differences in government pay vs. the private sector. Unemployment, tax cuts, being conservative, deficits are all issues the nations unemployed workers are worried about. This new video addresses in a creative way using a “Minute to Win It” motion graphics style the key issues to think about.


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Real Jobless Rate at 16.7%

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Sep 062010
 

Happy Labor Day!

Heckuva job, Barry!


The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.6% in August, but the government’s broader measure of unemployment rose even more to 16.7%, the highest rate since April.

The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the “U-6″ for its data classification by the Labor Department, accounts for people who have stopped looking for work or who can’t find full-time jobs.

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