Unemployment rate

[destroy11]

from the looks of it hopefully not but its most likely gonna happen

[candyterrius]

Do you see the unemployment rate dropping in the next 6 months?

I don't think so. Perhaps just a slight change. Unemployment rate to me is still the same.

[tweeetybird]

I do not see it dropping either.

[mlbevins]

No, I only see things getting worse.  The government keeps butting their nose into every industry that we have in the United States and everytime they butt in we lose jobs.

[Falconer02]

What gets me is the feds keep shoving 'economic bailout' money into companies that are doing awful. It's like rewarding failure-- keep in mind whenever this happens, the value of our money goes down.

I heard from one of my friends a few weeks ago that the senate is passing a bill that allows people to see who/where the money is going to and approximately why (making it public). Does anyone know any news or info on this?

[jjiggydoc]

goverment likes to make things seems ok they say ohio thats where i live has an unemployment rate of 9-10% but when you actually look it up online it more like 13% we have cities in ohio with 16% rates ive cooked for most my life havent done much else did a little construction but yeah everyone wants exp workers cant give a hardworker like me a chance its frustrating i havent really applied myself so really my fault kind of gave up short but its discouraging at times wondering about things i mean im already 26 no job no saving nothing just debt what the hell i have to look forward to a jobless world thats just going to get worse wars wars and more wars a president who wants americans to pay for the well being of foreign countries who wants to tax us for water and other natural resources this country is suppose to be a prosperious country the land of the free land of the rich but when in fact as long as we are all in debt the gov and banks will never go broke nobody really cares if we starve or cant pay are bills i mean it sounded real good on tv when you heard yes we can and we need change and all the hogwash they feel are heads with but when it comes down to getting things down this country doesnt work for the people they work for their greedy selves they become rich and live glorious lives while the people who supported and believed them and paid them to be in power starve while we sit there and cry because were so overwhelmed with stress and not knowing how were going to pay for this that and the other gov needs to be charged for high treason banks need to quit using the tax payers money to right their wrongs and pay their hi co's million dollar bonuses the president needs to be impeached for being a fraud and the people of the united stated need to stand up and demand to being taken care of we dont need free things but if you work hard pay your taxes and a law abiding citizen why let all that hard work just float away why not demand what you deserve by the time im ready to retire there will be no ss money the gov will be in so much debt be no available money look it ups they are running out of funds to pay retirees i will be still enslaved to hard laborer by the great politicans who run our great country sad sad day we have nothing to look forward to but making the rich richer by our hard work congrats

[atvgirl1]

I see it getting worse as well.  I have several family & friends that are unemployed and it is only getting worse.

[deekeepinitreal2009]

yea unemployment rates is high these days and it sucks. btw does anyone know if Obama passed the extra 14 payment for those in high unemployment states? im n NC

[BAnh]

right on the time I need a job, the unemployment rate is so high, and it's so hard to find a job...unlucky me.

[Mojoshog]

yea unemployment rates is high these days and it sucks. btw does anyone know if Obama passed the extra 14 payment for those in high unemployment states? im n NC

The Senate has to pass it first. Then it goes back to the House of Representatives I think. Then on to Obama for final approval.

[deekeepinitreal2009]

oh ok well i hope that it goes thru all that by the end of this year. times is so tough these days with not being able to find a job and power rates increase. its crazy

[jiuchan]

i hope so.
i need a job!
but if i don't, i guess i have no choice but to babysit the nephew still.
it's little money but it's worth it
but he's growing
so i hope the days go by slowly (except when he's bad i want the day to go by faster)

[MiqueMauz]

The unemployment rate is definitely not what it should be.  If you pay attention to the method they use, you'll see that it changes and the values in each group don't seem to add up.  Part time workers are included as being employed in some states and not others.  There's also those who have decided to go back to school instead of working or the ones who have given up completely.

If the US doesn't start doing more to stimulate manufacturing and the creation of goods, rather than services, we're going to be stuck in a rut for quite a long time.

[rcbrad]

yea unemployment rates is high these days and it sucks. btw does anyone know if Obama passed the extra 14 payment for those in high unemployment states? im n NC

The last I heard that it is supposed to be FINALLY voted on 10/27/09.  The job situation is much, much worse than the figures currently being reported.  I am still looking myself.  It has been over a year now.  I cannot even get interviews for jobs paying 50% LESS than what I used to make.  That's all that's out there now.

[rilla01]

My husbands work closed in Feb.2008 and he was trying to find work every since while collecting unemployment. A year and a half later he finally landed another half way decent job. Not quite as much per hour as the last one but it does pay the bills. Thank goodness for the extensions for unemployment otherwise we would probably be homeless.