[ClaireSolt]

It is a myth that unemployment stats do not account for long term unemployed who no longer collect checks. Anyway, in Florida and NY there are help wanted signs everywhere. I was recently housing a woman who had not worked in 10 years, She was hired the first place that she applied. They worked her 8 straight days into overtime the first week, because they are short on staff.

[taxed2death]

It is a myth that unemployment stats do not account for long term unemployed who no longer collect checks.

Not Really.
GWB told the Washington bean counters to drop the unemployed from the rolls once they had expended their last comp check.

Oddly enough when you've used your last check you mysteriously vanish from Washington record keeping.