If you gathered together all of the unemployed people in the United States, they would constitute the 68th largest country in the world. It would be a nation larger than Greece. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/...-unemployment/

Another significant trend has been how flat wages have been. Average hourly earnings fell 0.1% in August. Meanwhile, the prices in the stores continue to go up. http://wallstreetpit.com/83061-ugly-...ecession-fears

The number of Americans on food stamps has increased 74% since 2007. http://business.financialpost.com/20...-stamp-nation/

It certainly does not help that both the Republicans and the Democrats have stood by as millions upon millions of our jobs have been shipped out of the country. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...596_page_4.htm

The decade that just ended was the worst decade for job growth in America since the Great Depression. In fact, even though thirty million people were added to the U.S. population during the decade, there was essentially zero job growth. http://www.businessinsider.com/scary...rs-on-record-4

So instead of celebrating this Labor Day, why don’t you say a prayer for America instead? We really could use it.