Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? In 2008, there were 144 million workers in the American Labor Force Small Business 34.86% Large Firms 65.14% Marginally Attached & Involuntary Part-Time Workers over the age of 16 Unemployed Workers over the age of 16
Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? ( ) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? ( ) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? ( ) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Union Membership by industry Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Union Membership Public versus Private Sector Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Right to Work States Non Right To WorkRight to Work
Unemployment in the United States Thousands Unemployed ( ) *** Sixteen Years Old and Older Annual Average Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment in the United States Recession Years Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment by State Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted May 2012 RankStateRate 1NORTH DAKOTA3.0 2NEBRASKA3.9 3SOUTH DAKOTA4.3 4VERMONT4.6 5OKLAHOMA4.8 6NEW HAMPSHIRE5.0 7IOWA5.1 8WYOMING5.2 9MINNESOTA5.6 10VIRGINIA5.6 27PENNSYLVANIA7.4 45SOUTH CAROLINA9.1 46NEW JERSEY9.2 47NORTH CAROLINA9.4 48CALIFORNIA RHODE ISLAND NEVADA11.6 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
118,682 Households in 2010 Income Inequality 118,682 Households in 2010 Upper Limit of Each 5 th (dollars) Lowest 20,000 Second 38,043 Third 61,735 Fourth 100,065 Top --- Lower limit of top 5 percent 180,810 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
RankStateRate 1Mississippi22.7 2Louisiana21.6 -D.C19.9 3Georgia18.7 4Arizona18.6 5New Mexico18.6 6Texas18.4 7Kentucky17.7 8North Carolina17.4 9Alabama South Carolina Pennsylvania New Jersey New Hampshire6.6 America’s Poor By Region (in thousands) In 2010, the percent of Americans below the poverty line was 15.1% In 1990, the percent of Americans below the poverty line was 13.5% Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Income Inequality 2007 Average Income Per Min Per Hour Per day Per Year Top.01% $207$12,421$99,374$23,849,950 Top.01-1% $24$1,459$11,675$2,802,020 Top 1% $8.84$530.77$4,246$1,019,089 Top 10% $1.42$85.75$686.02$164,647 Bottom 90% $0.25$15.54$124.33$29,840 The richest 1% of Americans controls 34.6% of the nation’s net worth The richest 10% of Americans controls 73.1% of the nation’s net worth
America’s Poor What is Poverty? The 2010 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia Persons in family Povertyguideline Near Poor 125% 150% 1$10,830$13,538$16, ,57018,21321, ,31022,88827, ,05027,56333, ,79032,23838, ,53036,91344, ,27041,58849, ,01046,26355,515 For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person. 13% of poor households have someone working full time 13% of poor households have someone working full time 28% of near poor households have someone working full time 28% of near poor households have someone working full time 41% of all households have someone working full time 41% of all households have someone working full time In 2010 Elderly poverty rate: 9% Elderly poverty rate: 9% Child poverty rate: 21.6% Child poverty rate: 21.6% Guidelines are based on the minimum adequate diet for families of different sizes and multiplying the cost by three to allow for other expenses. Source: U.S. Census Bureau