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 | Optimistic as to solve the debt problem in Greece, see the Finance Minister of Austria, Maria Fekter. |
14 Eye Opening Statistics Which Reveal Just How Dramatically The US Economy Has Collapsed Since 2007 But for the moment, let us remember how far we have fallen over the past few years. The following are 14 eye opening statistics which reveal just how dramatically the US economy has collapsed since 2007 …. # 1 In November 2007, the official US unemployment rate was just 4.7 percent. Today, the official US unemployment rate is 9.4 percent. # 2 In November 2007, 18.8% of unemployed Americans had been out of work for 27 weeks or longer. Today that percentage is up to 41.9%. # 3 As 2007 began, there were just over 1 million Americans that had been unemployed for half a year or longer. Today, there are over 6 million Americans that have been unemployed for half a year or longer. # 4 Nearly 10 million Americans now receive unemployment insurance, which is almost four times as many as were receiving it back in 2007. # 5 More than half of the US labor force (55 percent) has “suffered a spell of unemployment, a cut in pay, a reduction in hours or have become involuntary part-time workers” since the “recession” began in December 2007. # 6 According to one analysis, the United States has lost a total of approximately 10.5 million jobs since 2007. # 7 As 2007 began, only 26 million Americans were on food stamps. Today, an all-time record of 43.2 million Americans are enrolled in the food stamp program. # 8 In 2007, the US government held a total of 5 billion in mortgage debt. As of the …