February 2010 National Unemployment Numbers

February 6th, 2010

For last months numbers go here.

The following is a press release from the Bureau of Labor statistics:

Friday, February 5, 2010

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — January 2010

The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm
payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and in
transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail
trade added jobs.

Household Survey Data

In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million,
and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent.
(See table A-1.)

In January, unemployment rates for most major worker groups–adult men
(10.0 percent), teenagers (26.4 percent), blacks (16.5 percent), and
Hispanics (12.6 percent)–showed little change. The jobless rate for adult
women fell to 7.9 percent, and the rate for whites declined to 8.7 percent.
The jobless rate for Asians was 8.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)


This release includes new household survey tables with information about
employment and unemployment of veterans, persons with a disability, and the
foreign born. In January, the unemployment rate of veterans from Gulf War
era II (September 2001 to the present) was 12.6 percent, compared with 10.4
percent for nonveterans. Persons with a disability had a higher jobless rate
than persons with no disability–15.2 versus 10.4 percent. In addition, the
labor force participation rate of persons with a disability was 21.8 percent,
compared with 70.1 percent for those without a disability. The unemployment
rate for the foreign born was 11.8 percent, and the rate for the native born
was 10.3 percent. (The data in these new tables are not seasonally adjusted.)
(See tables A-5, A-6, and A-7.)

In January, the number of persons unemployed due to job loss decreased by
378,000 to 9.3 million. Nearly all of this decline occurred among permanent
job losers. (See table A-11.)

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over)
continued to trend up in January, reaching 6.3 million. Since the start of
the recession in December 2007, the number of long-term unemployed has risen
by 5.0 million. (See table A-12.)

Unemployment

In January, the civilian labor force participation rate was little changed at
64.7 percent. The employment-population ratio rose from 58.2 to 58.4 percent.
(See table A-1.)

The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons (sometimes
referred to as involuntary part-time workers) fell from 9.2 to 8.3 million
in January. These individuals were working part time because their hours had
been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See
table A-8.)

About 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in
January, an increase of 409,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not
seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted
and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior
12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched
for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)

Among the marginally attached, there were 1.1 million discouraged workers in
January, up from 734,000 a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.)
Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they
believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.5 million people
marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsi-
bilities.

For full report, go here



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Geraldo Rivera Calls Wyclef a Poverty Pimp

February 6th, 2010

Fox News talking head Jeraldo Rivera appeared on Fox’s the O’Reily Factor with Bill O’Reily. Speaking of the distribution of money from the star studded Haiti Telethon a couple of weeks ago, he questioned why Yele Haiti was being giving the least $1 mil as opposed to 6 to 8 million to other charities. He supposed that it was because Yele Haiti isn’t trusted by whomever is distributing the money. No facts from the distributor to support this assumption, mind you; and no recognition of the most logical probable reason being the proportional size of Yele Haiti to massive organizations like the Red Corss and Oxfam.

Rivera said “All the people I spoke with are extremely suspicious of Wyclef Jean - they believe he has been self-dealing, that not all the money he has raised has gone to the people,” and not having named not 1 person who he talked to or in anyway demonstrating their credentials or giving their reasons for suspicion; Rivera then goes on to call Wyclef a “poverty pimp” who’s set up Yele Haiti for his own enrichment.

All this again without anyone having demonstrated that Yele Haiti has ever stolen or misappropriated even $1 dollar.

Conversely, Wyclef loaded a video onto his youtube channel Friday in which he notifies the public that Yele has hired RSM McGlanden which he “one of the world’s largest international accounting firms”, having substantial experience in monitoring NGOs (non governmental organizations)

Watch the video here:

Also as mentioned by Wyclef in the video: Yéle Delivering Water to Quake Survivors

Yele Haiti Water Truck



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Gays In Military: Clinton Says Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Is Liberals Fault

February 3rd, 2010

With congressional hearings this week about overturning the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy instituted by then President Bill Clintin in the 90s; I wanted you to hear what Clinton himself had to say on the issue pretty recently.

Back in August of 2009 in Pittsburg, this is what he told the audiene that I sat in at netroots nation when confronted by a heckler in the back of the room.

I started filming right after the heckler screamed at him:

Yes, so just understand, Bill Clinton’s triangulation is always anyone elses fault except his. He’s got an angry, righteosly indigniant response for everything.


It’s not that what he’s saying doesn’t hold some water, it’s that he never accepts any responsibility or makes any acknowledgement for his political cowardice or his mistakes on anything. Anytime he’s challenged about anything he did, or didn’t do in his presidency, he’s always got a good excuse, but almost never takes responsibility for his failings; nor admit that he simply made political trade offs.



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