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U.S. unemployment for June 2010
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has this to say about the employment / unemployment situation in June 2010: In June, about 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, an increase of 415,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Reporting, Unemployment
White House claim: On the Road to Recovery
This is what our President has on the White House website as this story is written: Here are some graphs that more accurately portray the road we’re on. The graphs clearly show that the trend of “true” unemployment, the standard unemployment number plus the number of those who are discouraged and no longer looking for work, is not turning a corner. 2010 numbers show that there is still an increasing number of “true” unemployed despite the Census … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Reporting, Unemployment
South Baghdad Economy Booming Again
Welcome to Andrew Sullivan’s readers. A “war widow” could be the result of the 11 year war with Iran, the first Gulf War or the current conflict. Please don’t make the assumption that all war widows are recent. When Capt. Shawn Carbone first took a good look at the south Baghdad area economy, he found it similar to his studies of America during the Great Depression of the 1930s. “Most of the historically strong businesses were gone, said Carbone, economics team leader for the Baghdad-7 embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team. “The owners had left; packed up. The businesses were shut down and there was mass unemployment across the board.†There were many reasons for the economic troubles of Iraqis in the area which 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, took control of in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Throw Out Your American Experience part 2
This is the second part of my interview with Brigadier General Edward Cardon, Deputy Commanding General (Support) Multi-National Division-Center(MND-C), one-on-one. We last talked in a Bloggers’ Roundtable on January 24. The General explained the governmental structure. The national ministries still set priorities for the nation. That control is exercised in ways as minor as how much gasoline is delivered to the local fuel station or how much fertilizer a farmer receives. The provincial governments do not control the process. Instead, director generals are appointed by the national government in each province to act as the representatives of Baghdad. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Cardon interviewThrow Out Your American Experience part 1Throw Out Your American Experience part 2Throw Out Your American Experience part 3Redevelopment and ReconciliationSurge Brigade’s Tour … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting
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