NYT: Poll Shows Mounting Toll of Joblessness on Nation

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/us/15poll.html?_r=1&partner=EXCITE&ei=5043

By MICHAEL LUO and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
Published: December 14, 2009

More than half of the nation’s unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives. An equal number have cut back on doctor’s visits or medical treatments because they are out of work.

Almost half have suffered from depression or anxiety. About four in 10 parents have noticed behavioral changes in their children that they blame on their struggles.

Joblessness has wreaked both financial and emotional havoc on the lives of many of those out of work, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll of unemployed adults, causing major life changes, mental health issues and struggles to maintain even basic necessities in large numbers.

The results of the poll, which surveyed 708 unemployed adults from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points, help to lay bare the depth of the trauma experienced by millions across the country who are out of work as the jobless rate hovers at 10 percent and, in particular, as the ranks of the long-term unemployed soar.

Roughly half of the respondents described the recession as a hardship that had caused major life changes. Generally, those who have been out of work longer reported experiencing more acute financial and emotional effects.

FULL story at link.

[msongs]

1. start more wars, escalate further, a military jobs program for all nt

[county worker]

2. This report should get the "No Shit Sherlock" award

[endless october]

3. k/r

your threads are always informative and right on the money.

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[Eurobabe]

5. Sounds about right.

And yes, I blame that fucktard BUSH and his cronies. :mad:

[randysax]

6. Layoff still happening

"Joblessness has wreaked both financial and emotional havoc on the lives of many of those out of work..."

You think?

TwilightPad is STILL showing layoffs happening daily. This train wreck of an economy just will not heal. Our only saving grace is that we're already about two years into this recession. It WILL end, the only question now is when, and at what cost to those affected. I was laid off twice in the last 2 years but I got lucky and managed to find something. Best wishes to those that weren't as lucky.

[OverDone]

7. Yeah still a mess

I wish layoffs was the only thing to worry about. There are Closing, Bankruptcies, everything all happening. DailyJobCuts
Its really a lose lose battle