There were 15.7 million unemployed workers in the U.S. in December 2009, according to the Economic Policy Institute. That amounted to 6.3 unemployed workers per available job, up from 1.7 in October 2007.
Emerging majorities are less likely than Whites to have “good jobs” — defined as a job with a salary that would provide 60% of the income that would support a family, health insurance, and retirement benefits. Nearly a third of Whites (31.5%) have good jobs, compared to 28.1% of Asians, 21.8% of Blacks, and 14.4% of Hispanics. [Workforce/Employment]
Source: Economic Policy Institute, Karen Conner, Assistant Communications Director, 1333 H St. NW, #300, East Tower, Washington, DC 20005; 202-775-8810; kconner@epi.org; www.epi.org. Price: Available online at no charge.
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