The Jobless Non-Recovery: 352,000 Jobs Gone in June and July

The official “underemployment” rate stands at 16.5%: “That’s roughly double the figure in December 2007, when the recession began.” Some day, someone will make a connection between the country’s economic health and its inability to persuade corporations to have employees. I wonder when that will be!

Previously:
• We’re on Track to Foreclose on One Million Homes This Year
• In the Last Year, It’s Like the Entire City of Philadelphia Lost Their Jobs
• The 2009 GDP? It’s the Worst Since 1946-And 7.6 Million Jobs Disappeared in Two Years
• On Waking Up As A Statistic