Obama boosts long-term unemployment

SEIU Administration policies prolong recession, too

40% of those counted as unemployed have been so for 27 weeks or longer. Forced part time increased to 8.8 million from 8.3 million.



While not much has changed on the participation rate, 64.8%, or the employment to population ratio, 58.5%, see these graphs for the dramatic overall declines.

(from economicpopulist.org)