Hard working Americans everywhere are losing their jobs and I say it's time for the land of opportunity to regain its credit. Job losses in America have affected the economy in an extreme way due to the percentage of jobs lost, the bills and legislation passed to resolve the dilemma, the conflict with hourly cuts for many Americans, and the difficulty finding a new career. Americans work themselves to the bone every day and then, after years of loyal work, they are given a piece of paper and shown the door. Where is the decency in this? This economic crisis is taking a turn for the worse and if this continues America will find itself in another great depression. Job loss rates are reaching large amounts and large numbers. According to the Bureau of Labor, the unemployment rate was 9.7% last month. This number is increasing especially in the construction industry because many Americans work for construction companies and when plans go wrong and projects are not built and/or finished they begin to lose jobs (“Employment”). They also say the number of unemployed reached about 14.9 million last month and those unemployed who were out of work for 27 weeks or more were 6.1 million. The number of people working part-time also increased from 8.3 to 8.8 million because many workers have had their working hours cut and still need to earn a decent amount of money (“Employment”). create new laws and bills that will help get American workers back on track. The Obama administration recently created a jobs bill or stimulus package that would ultimately help 1.6 million Americans get back or keep their current jobs. One critic, however... middle of paper... ill-prepared for 21st century work." Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 February 2010. Web. 14 March 2010. .Goodman, Peter S. "Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without work." New York Times. February 20, 2010. Web. March 14, 2010. .Heires, Gregory N. "Mass Movement Needed to Raise Wages, Create Good Jobs for All." December 28, 2009. Web. March 14 2010. .Newport, Frank. Most Workers Don't Care About Getting Fired".. 2010.