Yesterday we were told that unemployment is at 9.7%, but this number is only accurate if we count those who are unemployed i.e have NO work and have NOT had work for 15 Weeks or longer.
Looking at the Department of Labor stats however, when one factors in:
*The Recently Unemployed: All those who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer.
*Marginally attached workers: All those who are neither working nor looking for work currently but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.
*Part Time Workers: All those employed part time for economic reasons, but who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.
The actual number, according to the Department of Labor is a staggering 16.8%. One year ago, in August 2008, the non-seasonally adjusted number was 10.7%. In other words, close to 2 out of every 10 Americans of working age are NOT gainfully employed. 
So my question is a very simple one; Barack Obama passed a $787 billion stimulus package that was supposed to halt unemployment at 8%, that number has virtually doubled, why is the MSM refusing to discuss this?
