Tag: Jobless Rate

Americans’ Ability To Access Basic Life Necessities Are At Recession Lows

Americans’ Ability To Access Basic Life Necessities Are At Recession Lows

Americans’ ability to access basic life necessities are at recession lows. And the country likely won’t catch up with pre-recession incomes for a long time. Gallup’s Basic Necessities Index fell to a level on bar with lows measured in February and March 2009. At the same time, the U.S. median income declined 7 percent in the [...]

October 15, 2011 | 0 Comments More
NY Dismal Unemployment Numbers Mean 1 In 7 Out Of Work

NY Dismal Unemployment Numbers Mean 1 In 7 Out Of Work

NEW YORK — The state, and particularly the city, of New York may be doing well compared to the rest of the country, but nearly two years after the Great Recession technically ended, the jobs market is still miserable. The state’s official July 2011 unemployment rate of 8 percent, more than a point lower than [...]

September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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