Links to Unemployment

If you have enjoyed reading my blog on unemployment in America, then I highly recommend visiting the links below as they will certainly quench your thirst for more knowledge on unemployment. Some of them I have used in previous posts and others I have not. They are intended to broaden your awareness and understanding of this complex topic that has caused so much grief for so many Americans.

usconservatives.about.com (unemployment)

This link is perfect for anyone looking into 2010 midterm election issues. The link provided lists numerous topics being debated in the upcoming election, and if you look through the list you will eventually come across "unemployment." Click this link and you will be a directed to a page that explains almost every plan the Conservatives have discussed to combat unemployment. I am aware that it is slightly biased toward their plans, but nevertheless it mostly just outlines their plans. This is perfect for anyone wanting to look at unemployment solutions from a broad spectrum.

usliberals.about.com

Well obviously I was not just going to throw only the conservative plans at you. Here you can see the outline of Liberal approach to fighting unemployment. It lists policies they have made and also ones they plan to make. Please visit both these sites on about.com so you can fully grasp the main ideas of unemployment before you analyze more specific ideas.  Also I encourage visitors to these sites to look at both sets of plans in an unbiased fashion and then try and formulate your own ideas based on everything you have read.

realclearpolitics.com

If anyone ever asked me where they could go to find unbiased information on unemployment, I would send them straight here. The article I linked to is one that discusses how unemployment will shape the upcoming elections. However, I encourage anyone who visits this site to explore it and look for other unemployment articles. Most of the searches bring up two articles that deal with the same topic, one that provides a Democratic viewpoint and another that will provide a more Conservative viewpoint. This is very helpful in analyzing specific unemployment issues.

washingtontimes.com

This article is one that is both informative and thought provoking. In the article it mentions proposed policies by both Democratic and Republican politicians, as well as economic data from the past (especially around the Great Depression). The main focus of the article is solutions designed to improve employment in America. It doesn't really favor one side over another, so the reader is left to form their own opinions.

bls.gov

The Bureau of Labor Statistics site is very useful for learning the cold hard facts about unemployment in America. This site is the employment summary taken for the month of September (the October summary will be out this coming week). It basically provides the true unemployment numbers and even breaks the numbers down into age groups, genders, race, etc.  You want the statistical data on unemployment then come here.

The links above are mostly recommended for increasing your knowledge on unemployment and its solutions as a whole. Below are links that deal with a specific aspect of the issue.

businessweek.com

What caused unemployment rates to skyrocket? This article has just the answer. It focuses on how the companies stopped hiring and expanding once the recession hit. Obviously this is not the only reason unemployment increased, but it is a main one.

money.cnn.com

One of the biggest aspects of unemployment I repeatedly mentioned over and over again was the Bush Tax Cuts. This article provides an in depth analysis with almost every piece of information possible about the tax cuts. It explores what would happen if they aren't extended, the pros and cons of extending them, who should receive the tax breaks, party views, and more. Also, I strongly urge anyone who visits this site to read the comments at the bottom. There were many that linked to other sites on the issue and most had very interesting things to say about the tax cuts.

usatoday.com and infotipguide.com

Unemployment benefits were another huge part of the unemployment solution debate. These two sites both discuss the pros and cons of continuing to provide idle American workers with benefits. This is a very difficult issue to take a true stance on as there are many concerns with both extending the benefits and cutting them off. Reading both articles will improve your understanding of unemployment benefits and will hopefully help you form your own opinion.

The links I provided will definitely increase your awareness and understanding of unemployment. It is a very complex topic, but hopefully the links will help you form your own ideas and possible solutions for fighting unemployment. Throughout my research these sites have been the most helpful and have really allowed me to dive deeper into the issue and its numerous aspects. For those looking to learn more about unemployment in America, I advise you to start with these sites.