This week we launched The Real Recovery: we’re working with you on a collaborative investigation into the end of the recession. Sure the Dow is up but are things getting better nationwide?
According to the news today, apparently not. National unemployment has risen to 10.2 percent, the highest it’s been since 1983. (posted to Current by ebindelglass)
That’s one in ten Americans who are out of work. A lot of people! (Good timing on that unemployment extension, Congress.) This is why we think it’s so important to get behind the numbers to the experiences people are having. Come help us out – tell your story or be one of our investigators on The Real Recovery.
More info: The Real Recovery – A collaborative investigation
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