Misery Index

Marcus Baram

HuffPost's Real Misery Index: Nearly One In Six Americans Are Jobless Or Underemployed

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


The rise in unemployment continues to devastate Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post Real Misery Index. The index rose ...

Happiness Index: Nebraska Ranked First, Florida Last In Economic Happiness

Mainstreet | MainStreet.Com Staff Writers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spot...

Marcus Baram

The Real Misery Index: Unemployment Increases The Hardship

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


The rise in unemployment continues to prolong the hardship for millions of Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post's Real Mis...

Marcus Baram

The Real Misery Index: State Of The Economy Remains Gloomy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Consumer confidence is on the rise and home prices have rebounded slightly, but things are still pretty miserable for millions of Americans, according...

HuffPost's Real Misery Index: Recalculating The Hard Times

Posted 08.20.2009 | Business


Research assistance by Cara Parks The Huffington Post has developed a new feature that aims to provide a more accurate gauge of what is happening in ...

Misery Index Highest Since Bush 41

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business


John Tepper Marlin

The economic misery index, which is simply the sum of unemployment and inflation rates, rose in June to 10.5, its highest level in 15 years.