With all the debate about the umemployment rate and how well the economy is or is not doing it would be good to know when the unemployment rate was last at 4 percent per annum.
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The last time the unemployment rate was around 4% was when Clinton was in office, toward the end of his last term. If you look at the numbers you will notice an interesting trend; the rate tends to fluctuate not based on who is president, but which party controls congress. When Clinton was president, the rate was very high when Democrats controlled congress, then the Republicans took over and the unemployment rate dropped significantly. When Bush took office, Democrats took over Congress and the rate skyrocketed. When Republicans regained control, the unemployment rate came back under control.
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not to often. The last one or at least major one was June 8, 1966
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I can answer this question with some accuracy from personal experience. In 2000, the job market was still pretty good with the dot.com boom. The job market was slowing down in the beginning of 2001..when the recession officially started. 9/11 compounded the recession and it was very difficult to find a job then.  I graduated soon after 9/11 and believe me, it was extremely tough.  I think it slowly improved until 2003.  About late 2003..it picked up and economy started to expand until now.  Right now its slowing down a bit, but it is a decent job market.
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Economic recessions lead to a shrinking job market because people don't have as much money to spend and therefore businesses lay workers off and minimize hiring.  \n\nThe military then becomes a good option for the unemployed.
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Yeah...uhh....ok...\n\nI know I was JUST braggin about the unemployment rate to my collegues the other day by the water cooler.
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Yes, wages have declined since the mid 1990's when they were much higher.  Now, you can expect $15-$19/hr with 19 being very good.  The market is picking up a bit, but many jobs have gone overseas.  It is not a field where a job will just magically appear, but if you market yourself well, you will find a job.
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i'm not exactly sure how it works, but the 4.47% (or whatever it is) is the APR, the percentage of money you will make at the end of the year. they might pay you monthly, but it won't be 4 and a half percent a month but over the entire year.
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Massive unemployment would be unemployment to a point where the economy ceases to properly function.  It varies by economic system, government and time. The US unemployment rate was running around 5% at the end of 2005, compared to the EU, which was around 9%.  Economists vary on what would be ideal, but both are well below what would be considered "massive unemployment."\n\nIt can cause a lot of problems in that a person cannot buy goods, the company not selling goods cannot pay wages, and more people become unemployed.  Although a free-market economy will fix itself and unemployment will fall to a healthy amount, it is too slow for most people, so the government involves itself by offering unemployment insurance and tax incentives to businesses.
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Reg; $0.12 to $0.29 from 1921 to 1934\nReg: $0.32 to $0.39 from 1935 to 1940\nReg: $0.41 to $0.52 from 1941 to 1945\nReg: $0.62 to $0.73 From 1946 to 1960\n\nthose are written facts from the dates of years given !\n2005 to 2006 up to date $2.58 to $3.25 by May 15th 2006\nby then end of the year Reg: gas will climb to $3.69 to $3.99 per Gallon and the your wages will stay the same because If you are making less than $10.00 per hour on your job you'll feel the pinch even worse, because you're working less than Mc Donald wages there by then, welcome to poverty !  Thanks President Bush !
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If you don't like the status quo in Texas....then vote for Kinky Friedman!\n\n4.4% unemployment is pretty good. Be happy.
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some people -retired, super rich, very sick, etc aren't looking for work. so they aren't included in the figures. the unemployment rate is a tool to see how we are doing economically. it shows how many people who want or need a job that don't have one. the higher the rate, the more people not making money to spend.
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We have no inflation,4% unemployment,construction is strong,the home market is strong.When Bush took office we were headed for a recession.I would say yes.
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Well, take your last paycheck and you should see what you paid in so far (year-to-date). That should give you a general idea.
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Uh... 30 percent unemployment... that seems to be a blatant lie... \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_unemployment_rate\n\nand I know several people that have died here in the U.S. because they couldn't afford proper treatment... I would rather be on a list than in a country where you have to be rich to get health care...
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Yes, yes , and if you didn't get it the first time yes. Places like McDonald's and KFC need to cough that money up.\n\nNote to americans: and our unemployment rate at the moment is under 5%\n\nThe NZ$1 is around US$0.68
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http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EFTSE
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It depends where you are in the world. In the UK I believe it is between 3 - 4 %. Not sure what inflation is like else where.