Unemployment Rate at 10%

Another 11,000 jobs lost. Meanwhile the “real” unemployment rate is something like 15 or 16%.

Obama said the stimulus would keep the unemployment rate below 8%.

What say you, folks?

UPDATE, by Mark Noonan: Bank Failures rise to 130 for the year. I my view, there are no solvent banks in the United States. Just those who can still hide their insolvency, and those who can’t.