More Pictures - Stimulus Prevents Unemployment from Exceeding 8%

Chart from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Another scary graph regarding economic performance. Even worse, I think it understates the actual unemployment. The latest economic headlines tout an unemployment rate of 9.8%.

The chart below is also pretty scary, showing the duration of unemployment compared to previous recessions.

Image courtesy of calculatedriskblog.com.

If there is a greater indictment of the administration's policies, I can't think of it.