Series

Is capitalism working?

The Great Recession is alive and well for anyone with the misfortune of being unemployed. SocialistWorker.org looks at the facts about the jobs crisis and the stories behind the statistics.

Job seekers looking for work in Florida

The left-out and left-behind economy

The plague of unemployment that took hold during the Great Recession is still upending the lives of millions of U.S. workers--with no end in sight.

September 2, 2011
There are almost 4.5 times as many unemployed people as jobs

Exploiting the unemployed

Unemployment doesn't just affect workers without jobs--it's being used to push down the living standards of the entire U.S. working class.

September 6, 2011