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Near Record Numbers of Poor Children. The number of children living in poverty is near record levels, which were first…
Read More (Reason #23: Near Record Numbers of Poor Children)Record Numbers Living in Poverty. In 2012 (the most recent data), a record 46.5 million Americans were living in poverty….
Read More (Reason #22: Record Numbers Living in Poverty)Involuntary Part-Time Employment Remains Nearly Double Pre-Recession Levels. The number of part-time workers who would prefer to work full-time has…
Read More (Reason #21: Involuntary Part-Time Employment Remains Nearly Double Pre-Recession Levels)Median Household Income Is Down $2,000 during the “Recovery.” As of May 2014, U.S. median household income is down by…
Read More (Reason #20: Median Household Income Is Down $2,000 during the “Recovery”)Record Numbers Are Working Temp Jobs. Today nearly 3 million American workers are in temporary positions. Source: U.S. Department of…
Read More (Reason #19: Record Numbers Are Working Temp Jobs)Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up. In June 2014, all the job creation was in part-time employment, with significant loses…
Read More (Reason #18: Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up)Record Low Share of Adults Are Working Full-Time. The percent of adults in their prime working years (i.e. ages 25-54)…
Read More (Reason #17: Share of Adults Working Full-Time Remains Near Record Lows)Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Create Jobs Like They Promised. Democrats fell nearly 7 million jobs short of their stimulus…
Read More (Reason #16: Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Create Jobs Like They Promised)Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Reduce Unemployment Like They Promised. The unemployment rate continues to be significantly higher than Democrats…
Read More (Reason #15: Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Reduce Unemployment Like They Promised)The U.S. Economy Shrank in the First Quarter of 2014. After several quarters of modest growth, U.S. Gross Domestic Product…
Read More (Reason #14: The U.S. Economy Shrank in the First Quarter of 2014)