unemployment

The unemployment numbers in the US paint a sad story. Knowing that a lot of people won't claim for unemployment benefits, we know that the situation is more worse than what is being reported.

With all the social networking tools available to us and the six-degrees-of-separation rule, things should really get back to normal for people. The numbers show that - that is not the case. 

Now that the Debt Ceiling debate has been laid to rest for the time being, the politicians are in full campaign mode for the 2012 general election. The President of course has his job cut out for him. The economy is still shaky and the markets are volatile. A few months back, the economist had officially declared the recession over. There are several metrics that economists look at to consider whether the economy is growing or receding.