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Jobs & Job Security

NPQ’s Economic Progress Quiz-From 1963 to 2013

Miltary Spending and Jobs: A Quiz

Can You Count the Unemployed: A Quiz

Social Security

Una Prueba: ¿Que Le Ofrece El Seguro Social A Las Personas Jovenes?

Social Security quiz: What’s in It for Younger People?

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August 2020 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
(U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS)

Officially unemployed: 13.6 million (8.4%)
Hidden unemployment: 14.6 million

Total: 28.2 million (16.8% of the labor force)

[There are 4.3 job-wanters* for each available job.]

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