[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Unemployment

[Gentry Lange]

Subtitle: The Untold Story in the Northwest

<p><b>Unempolyment the Untold Story in the Northwest</b></p>
<p> <a
href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/july-dec03/jobless_7-3.html"
target="_blank">The
  National Media</a> is reporting a 6.4% unemployment rate for June. But if
you
  <a href="http://www.bls.gov/lau/maps/twmcort.gif">look at the map</a>, the
Northwest
  is running between 6 and 10%. That's almost 4% higher than the national
average
  in some counties in the Northwest. While most <a
href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/129515_economy04.html"
target="_blank">local
  media</a> corporations rightly pointed out that Washington is suffering
the
  2nd worst unemployment in the nation (behind Oregon), most failed to paint
the
  picture as grim as it really is. Combined with a certain number of people
who
  have given up looking for work, are permenantly unemployed, or those who
are
  underemployed (Read <a
href="http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%7E10834%7E1471088,00.h
tml" target="_blank">The
  Job Rate Shuffle</a>, Oakland Tribune), there are far more people
suffering
  lack of full employment than the numbers the corporate media is telling
you.
</p>


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Unempolyment the Untold Story in the Northwest

The National Media is reporting a 6.4% unemployment rate for June. But if
you look at the map, the Northwest is running between 6 and 10%. That's
almost 4% higher than the national average in some counties in the
Northwest. While most local media corporations rightly pointed out that
Washington is suffering the 2nd worst unemployment in the nation (behind
Oregon), most failed to paint the picture as grim as it really is. Combined
with a certain number of people who have given up looking for work, are
permenantly unemployed, or those who are underemployed (Read The Job Rate
Shuffle, Oakland Tribune), there are far more people suffering lack of full
employment than the numbers the corporate media is telling you.

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Hey Editorialists:

I've searched and searched for stuff on unemployment within Indymedia, and
alternative media sources, but can't find much worthy of a feature.
Regardless, I put this together as a way to showcase a story that isn't
getting out, and because the Bureau of Labor Stats county map is so
illuminating.

Anyway, if there are more links to attach with good alternative media and
indy stories, I'd love that.

Gentry


Gentry




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