Men in Their Prime Working Years Are Not Working.  Millions of men in their prime working years are unemployed or have dropped out of the workforce.

The Unemployment Rate for African-Americans Is More Than Twice the Rate for Whites.  Unemployment continues to disproportionately impact the African-American community.

The Share of Adults Who Are Working Is Back to 1984 Levels.  The share of adults who are working dropped to levels last seen in 1984 and has yet to recover.

  Record Number of Americans Are Not Working.  A record number of people are unemployed or have left the workforce.  

Worst "Recovery" Ever for Dropouts from the Workforce. In no prior recession have this many people remained out of the workforce this far into an economic recovery.

Worst “Recovery” Ever for Long-Term Unemployed.  In no other recession were there this many long-term unemployed. Source:

At the Current Pace, the Jobs Gap Won’t Close until 2018.  The jobs gap includes both jobs lost during the recession as well as new jobs needed to keep pace with population growth.  

On June 17, 2010, the Obama Administration announced the start of “Recovery Summer.”  As one Administration official put it back then, “This summer is sure to be a Summer of ...

On the sixth Father’s Day of the Obama Administration, it’s time to review how America’s fathers have been doing in the Obama Economy.  Overall, the answer is not well.  For example, ...

According to a recent CNNMoney poll, a majority of Americans believe the American Dream is impossible to achieve.  Even more alarming, 63 percent of Americans 18-34 years old think the American Dream is completely out of reach, with most believing they belong to a generation that will not be better off than ...