Tag Archive: unemployment

Sep
14

Poverty rising and income falling in US

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US census report is out and it is disheartening. The U.S. poverty rate rose to the highest level in almost two decades and household income fell in 2010, underscoring the lingering impact of the worst economic slump in seven decades. Data released by the Census Bureau today showed the proportion of people living in poverty …

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Aug
02

Major Economic Indicators of Europe

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EU is all in mess. The crisis doesn’t seem to end. All the major economic indicators show that EU is reeling under endless pain which have been inflicted by the policymakers’ inability to read the ground realities. The crisis is the outcome of inflated economic figures that had no fundamentals behind it. Engineered math can …

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Jun
01

How US economy faired in last 1 year as QE2 ends

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Quantitative Easing 2, which was released an year ago when US needed to pump in money to save its economy, has completed its lifetime. Now since QE2 has ended, everyone is analyzing the affects it had on US economy. Here are few parameters to check how US economy did in past one year. 1. Mass …

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Jun
01

How long before the unemployed find jobs or quit looking?

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Downturn brings in difficult times, specially if one is kicked out of his office by his boss and he says “we are into cost cutting measures now”. A person is said to unemployed when he is willing to work, looking for work but not getting the work. There is a time period for which an …

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May
29

Youth in many developed countries to suffer long run unemployment

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According to a report by OECD, the government of nations under OECD should realize that their youth may have to face long run unemployment. The job prospects in these countries remain grim and worst in case of youth employment.  High degree of dropouts from schools in countries like Spain may cause increase in number of  …

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Oct
07

Comparing Unemployment in 10 industrialized countries

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Unemployment condition in some advanced economies of the world present mixed picture from February 2009 to July 2010. Highlights Countries like US, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and UK has seen high level of unemployment while Japan, Australia, Netherland had comparatively low level. Unemployment has risen consistently in Netherland.   CHART . Monthly unemployment rates unadjusted …

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Sep
15

US Major Economic Numbers at a Glance

Economic Release Change Period Covered Consumer Price Index (CPI) +0.3% Jul 2010 Unemployment Rate 9.6% Aug 2010 Payroll Employment -54,000 Aug 2010 Average Hourly Earnings +$0.06 Aug 2010 Producer Price Index (PPI) +0.2% Jul 2010 Employment Cost Index (ECI) +0.5% 2nd Qtr of 2010 Productivity -1.8% 2nd Qtr of 2010 U.S. Import Price Index +0.6% …

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