1. 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

2. Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? (2000-2011) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

3. Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? (2000-2011) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

4. Employment in the United States Where do Americans Work? (2008-2009) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

5. Union Membership by industry Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

6. Union Membership Public versus Private Sector Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

7. Right to Work States Non Right To WorkRight to Work

8. Unemployment in the United States Thousands Unemployed (1947-2010) *** Sixteen Years Old and Older Annual Average Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

9. Unemployment in the United States Recession Years 2008-2009 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

10. 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 48CALIFORNIA10.8 49RHODE ISLAND11.0 50NEVADA11.6 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

11. 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

12. RankStateRate 1Mississippi22.7 2Louisiana21.6 -D.C19.9 3Georgia18.7 4Arizona18.6 5New Mexico18.6 6Texas18.4 7Kentucky17.7 8North Carolina17.4 9Alabama17.3 10South Carolina17.0 40Pennsylvania12.2 46New Jersey 10.7 50New Hampshire6.6 America’s Poor By Region 1971-2010 (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

13. 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

14. 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$16,245 214,57018,21321,855 318,31022,88827,465 422,05027,56333,075 525,79032,23838,685 629,53036,91344,295 733,27041,58849,905 837,01046,26355,515 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