Housing Prices Drop in Largest US Cities

1 in 2 people are poor or low income

The Real Unemployment Rate is 11%

More Children Homeless

Port of Los Angeles Declines Signal Double Dip Recession

The Depression: If Only Things Were That Good

consumer spending has slowed to a crawl.

From Surburia to Skid Row

The state's jobless rate is expected to remain around 12% through next year

Recession Changes the American Way of Life

Recession taking toll on young adults

Foreclosures Surge in August 2011

Household Income Falls to 1996 Levels

Short Sales Soar in Q2 2011

Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6

Growth anemic, debt row increases risk of recession

Return of Mass Layoffs a Grim Sign for U.S. Workers

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/return-mass-layoffs-grim-sign-u-workers-190228219.html

Employment Report: June Jobs Wilt in Heat

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/07/Heritage-Employment-Report-June-Jobs-Wilt-in-Heat

Why the Recovery Remains Anemic

http://blogs.forbes.com/billflax/2011/06/23/why-the-recession-recovery-remains-anemic/

Why the Jobs Situation is Worse than it Looks

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/mzuckerman/articles/2011/06/20/why-the-jobs-situation-is-worse-than-it-looks

America flirts with a fate like Japan’s

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b998ed0-9a9e-11e0-bab2-00144feab49a.html#axzz1PobgR8wn

California employers drop 29,200 jobs in May

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-jobs-20110618,0,4509354.story

Sluggish Hiring Seen as a Threat to Recovery

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304778304576377910368783474.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Five Years of Pain on a Las Vegas Street

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2011-06-10-vegas-street-map_n.htm

Civilian Employment to Population Ratio | Thumbcharts®

Civilian Employment to Population Ratio | Thumbcharts®

Lots of New Debt, Not Many New Jobs | Thumbcharts®

Lots of New Debt, Not Many New Jobs | Thumbcharts®

Median Duration of Unemployment Since 1948 | Thumbcharts®

Median Duration of Unemployment Since 1948 | Thumbcharts®