Stats & Numbers
- 15.7 million people are currently unemployed in the United States.*
- The United States is experiencing the biggest jobless jump in 22 years.
- Over a year ago, many HR departments were already receiving over 100 resumes per job posting online.
- It is estimated that your resume may only receive 20 seconds of attention from potential employers.
- The US unemployment rate is currently at 10.2%.*
- The average unemployment rate for 2009 was 5.8%*
- 392,000 people lost their jobs in August 2009 alone.*
- 9.1 million Americans are currently working part-time for economic reasons.*
- 466,000 new people filed for unemployment in August 2009.*
- The unemployment rate for the state of New York was 8.6% in July 2009.*
- The unemployment rate for the state of California was 11.9% in July 2009.*
- The state with the highest rate of unemployment as of July 2009 was Michigan at 15.0%.*
- The top five states with the highest rates of unemployment as of July 2009 were Michigan, Rhode Island (12.7%), Nevada (12.5%), and California and Oregon (tie: 11.9%).*
- The state with the lowest unemployment rate as of July 2009 was North Dakota at 4.2%.*
- 17 states have an unemployment rate that is greater than or equal to the national average of 9.7%.*
*Data source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics as of October 2009.

















