The 5 Scariest Jobs Charts of August

Excerpted from The Business Insider's comprehensive view.

5. The small business hiring situation: deplorable.

4. The number of government workers -- despite the catastrophic debt at every level of government -- continues to explode upward.

3. The average weekly hours for those employed in manufacturing continues to drop.

2. The average length of unemployment continues to increase -- and is now at almost 9 months.

1. The number of Americans unemployed for at least half a year continues to skyrocket with no end in sight.

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