According to the Bureau Labor of Statistics, the unemployment rate in the US in June 2009 (not seasonally adjusted) is 9.7%. It means if you walk on the street and you see 10 working-age people, almost 1 of them is unemployed. Pretty scary, huh? Although the number is not as bad as that of the Great Depression in 1993 (27%), but it is the worst since 1983. According to the FED, this number will increase up to 10% sometime in this year. However, actually the real unemployment rate can be higher (may be around 14% or more), because the Bureau Labor of Statistics' official number does not include people who part time and people who have given up on finding a job.
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People who lose their jobs, sometimes feel worthless and lose their confidence, because probably they can't afford to look after their family (or even themselves). I just want to give encouragement to people who feel really bad these days because of this circumstances.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. - Thomas Alfa Edison
Keep hoping and fighting. I hope the dawn will come soon!!
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