One in six U.S. workers jobless or under-employed - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The reports that in May 16.4 percent of U.S. workerzs were unemployed or under-employed in lower-paid positions -- many timee in jobs outside of theidr desired field orpay level. Under-employedr workers are also oftenin part-time jobs when they woulc prefer full-time work. May’x unemployed and under-employed rate is the highesf since the measure first started beinvg calculated in 1994 bythe U.S. Bureau of Labotr Statistics. It is also up from April’s 15.8 percengt unemployed and under-employed rate and the 13.9 percenty rate for January when Barack Obama took overas U.S.
Some economists like the combination rate, saying it showz not only the out-of-work numbers but also those workers who arein part-tim e jobs when they would prefer full-time hours. The U.S. unemploymentr rate for May stooxat 9.4 percent, according to BLS. Georgia’sd jobless rate for April (the most recent month available) was , accordingg to the .