The Misery Index: Quality of Life Determined by Inflation and Unemployment

MISERY INDEX THE Quality of life determined by inflation & unemployment MISERY: A GROWTH INDUSTRY Creeping back up since 1994 rate of inflation unemployment rate misery index* 11 1948 MO F R EE 1950 P COFFEE& DOUGHNUTS OR THE UNEMPLOYED 0.82 1953: 2.92 3.74 1960 1.59 1965: 4.51 6.10 1970 1980 1980 13.58 7.18 20.76 WE WANT TO BE CITIZENS not TRANSIENTS 1990 2.61 1994: 2.61 5.22 n EERETS ITRA REER 2000 2010 3.16 2011: 8.95 12.11 2012 *misery = inflation rate + unemployment rate MISERABLE STATES OF AMERICA 2012 MISERY INDEX Least miserable: N. Dakota (4.5) Most miserable: Nevada (I1) JOBLESS KEEP G0 WE CANT TAKE ÇARE OJUR OWN CHAM OF COMME ARAB SPRING ... OF MISERY interest rate Spikes in Misery correlate with popular revolution dates, but continued instability has kept misery high. rate of inflation unemployment rate %GDP change/year misery index** 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 60, '10 '11 2012 40 SPRING START: Jordan JAN. 14, 2011 30 20 10 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 90, '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 2012 40 SPRING START: Egypt JAN. 25, 2011 30 20 10- 2000 '01 40 ZO, '02 €0, '04 '05 '06 '08 '09 '10 '11 2012 Syria SPRING START: MAR. 15, 2011 30 20 10 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 2012 Algeria SPRING START: 40 DEC. 29, 2010 30 20 10 -10 2000 '01 40 '02 '03 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 2012 SPRING START: Morocco FEB. 20, 2011 30 20 10 -10 -20 **misery = (inflation + interest + unemployment) - (% change in per capita GDP) brought to you by FINANCEDEGREECENTER.COM .co source: http://www.miseryindex.us designer: kingworks creative