Outlook

Global unemployment rates: The U.S. looks pretty bad

by Mick Weinstein|Published January 16, 2011

How bad does America’s 9.4% unemployment look on a current global scale? Bespoke Investment Group charted it out:

They add:

the reality is that the US ranks pretty poorly compared to the rest of the world. The Eurozone is at similar levels to the US, but when most of the countries that have a higher unemployment rate than the US are collectively referred to as PIGS, it’s not very encouraging.

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Mick Weinstein

Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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