LOL about source it! It was not too hard to find. It was a ruff 2 minute search. LOL! Where do you live? This news was all over Friday. How could you miss it? Nevertheless, here is your source The Bureau of Labor Statistics; Just cut and paste.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
Puffs of imagination? Facts are imagination? I know truth is hard to handle, but it must be said. So much for your protectionist theory.
I know a lot of people, and I do not know anyone that is unemployed. I did know 2 people that were unemployed, but that was 2 years ago. Both of them have been employed. When I drive to work every morning I see thousands of cars all heading to different offices. If anything is a puff of imagination, then its you believing that unemployment is high.
BLS? That's NOT a source. Your anecdotal testimony is a better source. And on that ... I see what I have said, you see what you have said. But for an enlightenment go and compare the BLS figures for the last ten years to state income tax revenues for the same period.