Your prediction - US Unemployment rate 6 months from now

[AeroGuyDC]

9.5% average through 2010.

[Gary Siete]

The gov't methodology does underestimate true unemployment (how do you count people who've gone off the radar?) but it's consistent and why I chose it as the benchmark for this poll.

The percent of the labor force that is unemployed, not seasonally adjusted:
Google - public data

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by DrummerBoy

I'm guessing that by this summer, say June, our national unemployment rate should tick down to around 7.3%. (Remember, you heard it heere first!)

From your fingers to God's ear

[california-jewel]

Whatever it is, i just hope, it is better then what my State is now. It has got to get better.