Thursday, August 1, 2013

Rebuilding ladders of opportunity

Rebuilding ladders of opportunity

Economists estimate the economy created 185,000 jobs in July, according to a Bloomberg survey.

The Commerce Department reported that the economy, adjusted for inflation, expanded at  annual rate of 1.7 percent in the April-June quarter,

12 million unemployed Americans are looking for work.

Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability (10.7 millions with payment)

The number of workers in part-time jobs in U.S.is  8.5 million.

13.205.000 million people hold two full time jobs with no benefits in the U.S.

Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives.

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