Meaning: Exhausted. Synonyms: jaded; wearied. Context example: my father's words had left me jaded and depressed. Similar: tired (depleted of strength or energy)
Text Size. One of the many startling results in Friday's unemployment report for June was how few American adults are currently employed. Even though the unemployment rate is technically 9.2%, the employment-population ratio fell to 58.2%, matching its recession low. But it might help to put this number into perspective: just how bad is it?
Employer Pays, Too. Your employer also pays a portion of the OASDI tax on your behalf each time you receive a paycheck. As of 2011, the employer pays 6.2 percent of your income on your behalf. The employer portion does not come out of your paycheck but does add to the company's cost of employing you. For example, in 2011, when your employer pays you $2,425, the company must pay an addition $150.35 to the government in OASDI taxes.