The total on June 30, 2005, was 56,428 more than at the same time in 2004, the government reported Sunday. That 2.6 percent increase from mid-2004 to mid-2005 translates into a weekly rise of 1,085 inmates.

Well if they're in jail, they're not being counted on the unemployment rolls...

1 in 136 U.S. Residents Behind Bars - Yahoo! News