Underemployment

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 ...

Women and People of Color Down for the Count in Jobless Recovery

Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


Arlene Holt Baker

A close look at the unemployment figures shows that while white males are taking it on the chin in this recession, women and people of color are down ...

Making Workers the Catalyst for Economic Recovery

Thomas Kochan | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Thomas Kochan

Workers have good reasons to feel left out of stimulus efforts to date. Nearly 20 percent of the workforce is unemployed, unable to find a full time job, or has given up on looking for one.

Women, Caucasians, Hispanics: The Changing Face of StreetWise

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 08.23.2009 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

A lot has changed in the last year at StreetWise. Underemployment and population demographic shifts are literally hitting the streets.