Jobless Quotes

You typically see, from the trough of a recession to the time when the recession ends, a 1.3-percent gain in payrolls... From when the recession likely ended, in December of last year, we've had 0.004 percent gain, instead of that 1.3 percent gain. There's a pent-up demand for labor, given such a jobless recovery. - Anthony Chan

You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell. - Carrie P. Meek

You have some from poor families, some jobless. You also have individuals that come from wealthy families, that come from a life of privilege and substance and material goods and material wealth. - Evan Kohlmann

World economic data released in March was positive across the board. In the U.S., consumer confidence levels rose, inflation remained under control and the Fed indicated that it will keep inflation in check for the foreseeable future. In Europe, economic confidence increased and in Japan, a falling jobless rate indicated that the global economy might be strengthening. - Nicholas Aninos

With this jobless claims number, I don't know what the final figure would be, but some economists may have to revise their payrolls estimates. - Joe Francomano

With a longer-term view, layoffs have accelerated, job creation has slowed, and joblessness has increased. - Steven Wood

While wages didn't rise exceedingly rapidly, the low (jobless) rate is a warning that labor costs are probably going to increase further. - Joel Naroff

When we came out of the recession in March of 1991, GDP started rising very feebly, while the unemployment rate continued rising for another year and a half... The press called it a 'jobless recovery,' and it was one of the reasons [President Bill] Clinton was able to defeat former President [George] Bush. The average person on the street judges the economy by the job market. - Lacy Hunt

When the (Phoenix) steel company closed 30 years ago, no one realized in 10 years, we would all be jobless and our downtown would be in ruins. - Manny DeMutis

What we're seeing is reminiscent of the early 1990s -- a jobless recovery. - Sherry Cooper