the unemployment in USA

Unemployment in The U .S .A

Has anyone of you ever been a victim of unemployment ? Do you have a family member who has remained unemployed for more than 12 consecutive months in spite of searching for a full-time job ? If you are not aware of the latest official unemployment statistics , then let me give you some shocking statistics . According to a monthly news release of Bureau of Labor Statistics , the country rose by 851 ,000 to 12 .5 million in February 2009 . The official unemployment rate for the same month was reported

to be 8 .1 , which was 7 .6 for the preceding month . The Bureau of Labor Statistics also highlighted that there was a shocking increase of 5 million unemployed people during the past 12 months , and the unemployment rate was only 4 .8 just a year ago . Friends ! These statistics are alarming , and equally disappointing to you as they are to me . When the main bread earner of a family is laid off , it brings a financial loss not only to the immediate victim , but also to the entire family . Much more than the financial loss , there is a loss of confidence there is a loss of self-esteem there is a loss of happiness that radiates in the cozy home of a family . But let me tell you my dear compatriots : This surge in unemployment is not going to continue for very long ' Although the unemployment epidemic in the U...