[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: Unemployment

[jl at u.washington.edu]

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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Gentry Lange wrote:

> 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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> Without the HTML
> 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
> 
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> Gentry
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