[LS]

Yes, it is way too high. But remarkable given that we are at war---but not a "total war" that would employ everyone---and that we are still recovering from 9/11, and that the rest of the world is in recession.

I'm not as optimistic as I was, mainly because I don't see where the tech sector will break through---but that's probably a good sign, since if I could see it, I'd already be rich!

[RnMomof7]

I believe traditionally war increased employment , it did not decrease it.

How can the "unemployment" stats remain constant when jobs are being elimated?
Common sense says if there are fewer places of employment then the unempolyment stats must be higher..

Could be the way we count who is "unemployed"

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

I've been spending too much lately on wireless gadgets...bluetooth, wi-fi, pda's...lots of potential there even if its not going to be as big as the net was. In any case, the war certainly was not helpful in the sense that too many CEO's got deer-in-the-headlights syndrome and slashed workers and budgets instead of planning for growth.