The Motherhood Gamble
While many mothers enjoy adequate support from fathers, the risk of financial hardship looms large if the partnership comes to an end.
Bad as the December unemployment numbers are, if you include temporary workers and discouraged workers, the situation is far worse. Hat-tip to Larry Peterson for the links that follow the WSJ excerpt.
Jobless Rate Surges to 7.2% in December
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From Across the Curve:
HSBC on the Labor Report
And this from Brad DeLong:
And U-6--unemployed plus discouraged workers plus unable to fond a full-time job--is now at 13.5% of the labor force--and BLS "discouraged workers" are a big undercount of the concept...