NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2008
Data: Workers Worse Off On Pay, Employment
530,000 Were Subject To Mass Layoffs In The Last Year, According To Labor Scorecard
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In its first national labor scorecard, the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations said more than 10 percent of Americans are unemployed, discouraged from seeking work or underemployed. That is a nearly 25-percent increase from one year earlier.
Professor Douglas Kruse, a labor economist who created the scorecard, said a sharp decline in the number of Americans able to find full-time jobs, along with growing consumer debt and health care costs, were causes for concern.
"But there are some bright spots long term," Kruse said, including improvements in workplace safety, a small but growing percentage of employers offering support for childcare and employee wellness programs, and more Americans who are completely satisfied with their jobs.
Meanwhile, the Labor Department last week said the number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined for the third straight period, but remained above 400,000 - an indicator of a slowing economy.
The Rutgers labor scorecard offered other sobering findings:
The scorecard, which doesn't assign grades but charts whether indicators are improving or getting worse, is based primarily on data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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- Posted by rhs648 at 01:55 AM : Sep 02, 2008
This ire is turning to unfair prejudice and for some, hatred. But it is a hatred that was EARNED by the right. For their behavior toward government and their arrogance that anyone/everyone different than they must be brought to heel either by cramming laws down their throat or at the point of a gun. The rank and file Republican may not want to admit this, but the GOP already has--the word Republican is quickly approaching the same disdain and ugliness of Nazi in many people''s eyes so that in speaking to others abroad--they turn up their nose in distaste when discussing the US but esp. any who subscribe to the tenets of the GOP. That group has become a joke and a bane on the rest of the world--it would be different if they kept their evil to themselves--but they did not. It was under the Republicans that for the first time, America had to remove its name from the Geneva Conventions and our President had to seek protection from prosecution for potential war crimes--THAT is what the ideas of the GOP has wrought and Republicans are roundly despised for that and for Bush. This sentiment is not simply something shared by Dems and liberals--many Independents share it and the rejection of Republican hypocrisy and "values" is almost world wide. - Reply to this comment
- Posted by rhs648 at 01:55 AM : Sep 02, 2008
The reason for the ire against the Republicans which transcends this country and is increasing all over the world is due to those ideas resulting in the US lying about a war of aggression and causing the death of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people. It has resulted in us supplying cluster bombs to Israel to bomb civilians in Lebanon. Those ideas have allowed Americans to embrace torture, condone rendition and the cheapening of life all over the world. To justify invasions and proclaim ourselves heroes immune from prosecution, to hire mercenaries, to turn our heads and acquit those who tazer others even for "free speech" (Don''t taze me bro). next post - Reply to this comment
- "In its first national labor scorecard, the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations said more than 10 percent of Americans are unemployed, discouraged from seeking work or underemployed. That is a nearly 25-percent increase from one year earlier. "
Says it all. - Reply to this comment
- This is Republican capitalism. The people that do so little make so much; while the people that do the work get so little. Since Repubs only voting issues concern abortion rights and g*a*y marriage, this downward trend for all Americans will continue. In normal times this would be another nail in the Repub coffin, but since life after birth is not a Republican concern, they still have a chance.
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- "Life is but a joke...so why am I not laughing?
Grizzster
Posted by Grizzster at 02:37 AM : Sep 02, 2008"
People in difficult situations only know how that economy is. When a GOP presidential candidates says anybody making less than 5 millions are not rich says it all. According economists 0.1 % make that kind of money. That is 99.9% does not make that money. According to him our economy is doing so good. No body sees a falling real time salaries or raising health care & educations costs. He does not even know how many homes he has. Does current prez. knows how many he has. May be his mark of rich 5 billions per year. - Reply to this comment
- WOW - just like at the end of That Other Bush that was President.
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- The gred of the american people brought this ever failing report card.the half million dollar homes designer clothes , so your teenager doesnt dress like the folks across the tracks.Well the folks across the tracks are now youre nieghbors and you moved into thier nieghborhood.hows that hemi look parked in the drive way of a house worth less than the vehicle? Dont look down look across thestreet the same person you struggled not to become is probably offering you a hand up not a hand out.
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- I remember those Jimmy Carter years when we truly had 10% unemployment, and 10% inflation, and I will guarantee, that we are no where near those figures today.
Rutgers doesn''t seem to have gotten this rite. - Reply to this comment
- It is no one''''s business how many children another woman has or if a woman has a child with Down''''s Syndrome. If this woman has the energy and desire to aspire to her own career and life, that is her business.
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When this woman is trying to be elected to the position that is one heartbeat away from running our country it is the business of EVERY person in the US. If this was Jane Smith, downtown business owner it would be all her own concern. But when her thoughts and actions will effect everything that happens in this country it is no longer simply her business. Being elected to the highest or second highest office in the land means that there is NOTHING that is not important. Her thoughts, her beliefs, her actions will all reflect upon this country. We have already suffered the past eight years from someone who was incapable of successfully running our country. We cannot afford to repeat the mistake. - Reply to this comment
- I have lived in NE Ohio for 16 years now...the want ads in the papers are thinner than they''ve ever been and the pay is the same as it was in 1992...and often I see the exact same jobs! If I can somehow manage to beat out 300 other applicants for the same *** job, I will find the pay scale to be the same as it was twenty years ago. A salary of less than 20 grand a year for full-time employment was *** in 1988 and it''s so abysmal now that it''s not funny. Is it any wonder so many are discouraged and don''t even try to find something better? Add age discrimination to the mix and it''s tempting as hell to take a long swim in Lake Erie, maybe to Canada, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
Life is but a joke...so why am I not laughing?
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- I was part of the Women''''s Lib movement 40 years ago, back before Title lX, back before the ERA. And even then a woman''''s family came first. Palin is the one subjecting her family to this scrutiny. The notion that women can have it all without sacrificing something is a fallacy. In this instaqnce it is Palin''''s family that is making the sacrifices so that she can run for office. Perhaps if she had been providing supervision, attention, and sexual education to her 17 yr old she would not now be pregnant. But we will never know for sure. What we do know is that she has a 4 month old baby that needs a lot more care and attention than she has to give him right now. If Palin''''s family is being dragged through the mud who threw them out in the street in the first place.
Posted by sara48909
If you were part of the women''s Liberation Movement, you no longer share their beliefs and values. It doesn''t matter whether Palin is a store clerk, a teacher, or a political leader. You judge her just like many men judged women 40 years ago. It is no one''s business how many children another woman has or if a woman has a child with Down''s Syndrome. If this woman has the energy and desire to aspire to her own career and life, that is her business. - Reply to this comment
- that''''s because Republicans hate the "middle-class"...
McCain/Palin are enemies of the "working stiff" in this country because they just don''''t get it. And how could they? They both tout "family values" but their lives are scared by scandel, adultry, and teenage pregnancy from promiscuous behaviour.
We don''''t need these people anymore, isn''''t 8 ENOUGH?
Posted by whitemale08
Have you met me? Do you realize that I am middle class, pay taxes, and give generously to charities. My children are the products of public schools which I eagerly supported with my tax dollars and volunteered many hours of my time. Do you realize that I belong to organizations that raise money for people who need help? We may not share the same ideas on the economy, how large government should be, or other issues. I do not consider you as being vile for not sharing my ideas and beliefs. However, your attitude is that of an intolerant ideologue who lacks objectivity and an appreciation for people whose ideas don''t match your own. This is no different than those who belong to the KKK, the Skinheads, or the likes of Timothy McVeigh, or the extremist Muslim suicide bombers. Lets develop some respect for the views of others and work toward a better world. - Reply to this comment
- This would indeed be a ''family matter'' if Palin was simply another soccer mom. But this woman is running to be Vice President of the US--''a heartbeat away from the Presidency". She willingly chose to expose her family to this when she accepted the offer to be McCain''s running mate. How much attention can this woman give her family when she is on the road 8 days a week campaigning for the White House?
I was part of the Women''s Lib movement 40 years ago, back before Title lX, back before the ERA. And even then a woman''s family came first. Palin is the one subjecting her family to this scrutiny. The notion that women can have it all without sacrificing something is a fallacy. In this instaqnce it is Palin''s family that is making the sacrifices so that she can run for office. Perhaps if she had been providing supervision, attention, and sexual education to her 17 yr old she would not now be pregnant. But we will never know for sure. What we do know is that she has a 4 month old baby that needs a lot more care and attention than she has to give him right now. If Palin''s family is being dragged through the mud who threw them out in the street in the first place. - Reply to this comment
- What is pathetic is that this woman is so busy running for office that she has no time to devote to her daughter or even to her poor Downs'''' syndrome son. Who is going to raise this disabled child? It isn''''t going to be her. How many Secret Service agents are going to be stuck changing diapers instead of offering protection because Palin is too busy making speeches. If you aren''''t going to take care of the children you have don''''t have them. But heaven forbid she use birth control. And because she doesnt'''' believe in birth control and she wouldn''''t allow her daughter to learn anything except abstinence her youngest son will only be a few months older than her grandchild. Great isn''''t it.
Posted by sara48909
This is a pathetic attack on working women in America. In other words, the woman''s place is in the home and not the workplace. The Women''s Liberation Movement should be offended by this type of thinking. Whether Palin pursues a career, holds political office, or stays at home, an out of wedlock pregnancy could happen to almost any family. To drag Palin, her daughter, or her family through the mud is both callous and cruel. This is a family matter and should be handled by the family, not the public. - Reply to this comment
- "Hi. I''''m Mrs. Palin. I believe that physical attributes are more important than other considerations, therefore I enter and win beauty contests. My teen daughter gets pregnant and since I oppose abortion I can''''t allow her to get one, so I will force her to raise a child completely unprepared mentally, physically and possibly financially.
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What is pathetic is that this woman is so busy running for office that she has no time to devote to her daughter or even to her poor Downs'' syndrome son. Who is going to raise this disabled child? It isn''t going to be her. How many Secret Service agents are going to be stuck changing diapers instead of offering protection because Palin is too busy making speeches. If you aren''t going to take care of the children you have don''t have them. But heaven forbid she use birth control. And because she doesnt'' believe in birth control and she wouldn''t allow her daughter to learn anything except abstinence her youngest son will only be a few months older than her grandchild. Great isn''t it. - Reply to this comment
- Bush is actually one of the better Presidents of all time especially when compared to Clinton , Carter, Nixon. He has kept America terrorism free since 911 jackjj4
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Someone else Bush has deluded. It was because of Bush that 9/11 happened in the first place. Read "Against All Enemies'' by richard Clarke and then read the 9/11 Commission Final Report. Bush failed to listen when he was warned by Clinton before he left office and the Terrorism Team that Al-Queida was going to attack. At his ranch on August 2 2001 Bush was told that Al-queida was trying to use the major airlines in some type of an attack and as a result all of his Secretaries of Departments were warned NOT to fly commercially. Did ANYONE in this administration bother to warn the public---of course not. 9/11 was completely preventable and if it wasn''t for the Republicans protecting Bush and Cheney they would both be impeached right now. We had no business being in Iraq. The war was Afghanistan, but Bush and Cheney lied and manipulated information and evidence causing Powell to lie to the UN and we ended up in Iraq. Every death in Iraq has been unnecessary and Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld should all be tried for treason, murder, and conspiracy and sentenced to the death penalty. History is going to condemn Bush for the eight years of destruction he has rained down upon our country and every person who voted for him should ask the forgiveness of the people of this country for allowing him to get away with it all. - Reply to this comment
- that''s because Republicans hate the "middle-class".
when they blew out the defecit by borrowing 100s of billions to go to war with someone who was Reagan cronie and did nothing to us on 9/11, that set the stage for hyper-inflation.
Now the very inflation that business owners face are higher then the so-called "tax hikes" Obama promises. And the problem is is that it''s going to get worse because Bush and company refuses to raise "taxes on the rich and interest rates" to shore up the "dollar".
McCain/Palin are enemies of the "working stiff" in this country because they just don''t get it. And how could they? They both tout "family values" but their lives are scared by scandel, adultry, and teenage pregnancy from promiscuous behaviour.
We don''t need these people anymore, isn''t 8 ENOUGH? - Reply to this comment
- IRLiberal....it must be tough being so bitter!
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- "Data: Workers Worse Off On Pay, Employment"
Oh that''s a shocker... lol!!
"Hi. I''m Mrs. Palin. I believe that physical attributes are more important than other considerations, therefore I enter and win beauty contests. My teen daughter gets pregnant and since I oppose abortion I can''t allow her to get one, so I will force her to raise a child completely unprepared mentally, physically and possibly financially. If I weren''t running for vice prez I''d toss the little tart out on her ear. Oh. My running mate McSame is 72 years old and has had cancer four times. I''ve been the governor of an itsy bitsy (population wise) backwater state for a couple years and I''ll be just a mere heart attack away from the Button at 3:00 AM. Hi. I''m Mrs. Palin. Be sure to vote for McSame!!"
Scary stuff, ain''t it??? hehe - Reply to this comment
- "U.S. Workers Worse Off"
Shocker...
Where do these Bush supporting morons live (under a rock in the desert...). The McSAME borrow, tax, and spend RepubliCONs out of touch with just about everything. RepubliCONs building a better Soviet America for All. - Reply to this comment
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