More Than 100,000 Jobs Cut in March (Associated Press via CTCentral.com)
About 8.4 million workers are unemployed, with the average duration about 18 weeks.
I wish the 18-week average duration were true in my sector.
Analysts are saying the war is making the economy much, much worse. So, we "liberate" the Iraqi people -- a fat lot of good that will do an American who can't pay the bills because there are just no jobs to be had.
It makes me ill to think of all of that money being wasted on bombing buildings and killing children when all that money could be spent here in the U.S. on education, job training, infrastructure development, and more.
Bush & his fellow criminals are hurting the United States more than Hussein ever could. Bush is obscene. He is a more serious threat to America than any foreign terrorist -- he is harming millions.
Posted by Lee at April 4, 2003 06:21 PM | TrackBackEighteen weeks? 18? Who the fuck came up with that number? I've been out of work for 9 months now - that's just a weeeeeee bit longer than 18 weeks.
Now that Bush has saved face by going to war, maybe we can just end it and get on with our lives - I know I would LOVE to do that.
Posted by: adam at April 6, 2003 09:33 AM