Americans feel 15.6% unemployment as underemployment surges

What information is misleading? Please give me an example, not all libertarians are the same just like not all democrats or republicans are the same. I am sorry if you have been in heavy contact with a fringe group and I hope that our civil liberties, economic freedom, and noninterventionism message is not associated with false information.

I don't know if this troubled time is nearing an end. What I do know is that there is an incredible amount of simply wrong information, being passed off as fact. From the videos by the various libertarians (grossly simplifying the situation – where they have any accuracy at all) to the statements of “fear what is coming” from the neo-cons.

What I have to ask is why exactly are they so willing to put forth so much incorrect, misleading, and false information? What do they gain from it? As far as I can tell, their actions only harm others. I just don’t understand their motivation.

I just want to let it be know... we are not actually in a recession per say. All thats happened is YOU are behaving link a drama crazed alarmist... resulting in frantic market behavior and leading to overall value drop. You realize that the second you start having faith in the economy again it will go back up, and once it goes up your jobs will reappear... its not like jobs have gone anywhere, the need is still there. My company has a hiring freeze, but is dramaticially understaffed. we are just "waiting" to see what happens. Besides we are on the rebound, so stop acting like the world is coming to an end and get over yourselves. Interesting note: Small business loans are wonderfully low, use your advanced college education and start a business and be proactive instead of blaming everyone else.

Looks like a good time to use my degree to.......sell drugs?

thats bad...

and the federal reserve was suppose to be incharge of this never occuring again....since they control the money supply if ya know what i mean.

I'm part of a missing group of the unemployed, too. I am a marketing consultant who cannot find work. I technically was not "laid off" since I was not an employee of a big tech company, so there is no unemployment benefit for me. Companies have cut budgets and are not hiring services either. I'm looking for part time, full time or contract work and have lowered my expectations on pay as well as dumbed-down my qualifications to get in the door somewhere. My Master's degree and 18 years experience are meaningless when companies only want to hire interns or entry level, non-experienced people. This is very frustrating.

And those who are scared and shivering in their shoes are only going to make things worse. Don't let fear drive you, have optimism and pull through you cowards.

Man I suck at getting jobs, damn I just started 3 businesses too, but no revenue yet, I'm thinking permaculture is better than Louisiana, any other bright ideas? And don't tell me it's going to be ok, it's not ok.

ain't scared.

I'm part of the underemployed. I left my job this time last year to care for my mother. Now that my mom has passed away, jobs are pretty scarce. During the week, my local paper The Cleveland Plain Dealer has less then a whole column of classifieds.

I don't blame President Obama. This started before he became President. But, the numbers are deceiving. The underemployed extends further than they realize, or are willing to admit.

Yeah, What Agorful said...

well hell, I live down here in Louisiana and Gov Bobby Jindal (R) must be doing something right. Plenty of jobs to be found here and he is getting ready to cut state taxes again.

ah...since the post war years...you mean after the great depression...

...which was caused by rampant deregulation. or pretty much exactly what led to this depression.

i wonder if people will be smart enough to prevent it next time.

survey says no

interesting

Stop using money.

Quit your job.

Move in with your relatives and relocate to the countryside.

Grow your food.

Drill a water well.

Dig a septic system.

Build co-ops with others who have "dropped off the grid".

Home-school your kids.

Stockpile supplies.

Prepare to defend your property/food/water/family.

Stay off the grid as much as possible.

Live as long as possible.

Take some advise from my mother-in-law, "Just get out there and get a job."

There, problem solved.

She, and millions like her, don't have a clue what is really happening in America. I don't know how to scream "fire" any louder, yet it seems like everyone just turns their heads with that same look on their face as if someone is holding a pile of shit under their nose.

Is it time to do something? Yes. Can we "fix" this mess we're in and go back to the 80's again? No chance in hell.

If you haven't noticed, these kabillions of dollars being passed around to huge companies and banks are not "fixing" anything, their being used to fill the lifeboats with supplies for a very select few of the super-rich elite.

Once people like my in-laws realize the boat is sinking, there will be nothing for them to do but bitch about how the government should've done something to help.

They did do something to help. They just did it for someone else.

This shouldn't be a surprise seeing how this is just apart of the plan.

finally. someone is talking about underemployment besides Robert Reich. He's right though. I know because I just left being unemployed to being underemployed.

my mom finally got a job after 6 months of filling out and mailing 10 applications a day. several interviews too. i'm so happy for her, she's really lucky she got one i guess.

i, for one, have been laid off on and off since november of '07. then finally got laid off for the last time in october of '08. live in elkhart, indiana, probably the worst unemployment in the country i think if i heard right. been looking for work in between obviously, but around here its all in who you know.

I just started my new job today =)

A college degree just is not what it used to be. People a graduating college and realizing their degree won't support them. Underemployment is much higher than any study I have ever seen. A better gauge is how many people are working outside the field they were trained in.

15% is conservative as far as I'm concerned.

How was it said on another post.... It's a recession when your neighbor is unemployed, It's a depression when your unemployed.

Unemployment will be minor in comparison to the upcoming Dollar Crisis.

Gold, Silver and Ammo! Start stocking up!

Get ready for Inflation and then Hyper- Inflation.

Interesting times are ahead...

Pareo Nullus