HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): Pro Publica: Our Sputtering Economy by the Numbers: Poverty Edition.
Poverty rate for white Americans in 2010: 13 percent
Poverty rate for African-Americans in 2010: 27.4 percent
Real median household income in 2010: $49,445
Decline in median household income since 2009: 2.3 percent
Decline in median household income since before the recession: 6.4 percent
The last time median household incomes have been this low: 1996
Real median household income in 1999, in 2010 dollars: $53,252
Median income for full-time male workers in 2010: $47,715
Median income for full-time male workers in 1973, in 2010 dollars: $49,065
Official unemployment rate in August 2011: 9.1 percent
Total unemployed people in August: 14 million
People who were employed part-time for economic reasons in August 2011: 8.8 million
People not counted in the labor force who wanted work: 2.6 million
Net jobs created in August 2011: 0
Much more at the link.