[ohioWfan]

I live in Ohio, rw, OF COURSE I know that. Our unemployment is higher than the national average, and our local unemployment even higher, but there is steady improvement.

There will always be those who say it isn't enough, but Ohio's 5.8 figure is GOOD, and enough people know, and know that the cause of our ecomomic woes were due to blows to the country that we absorbed, and came out of in an incredibly short period of time.

This is NO cause for panic.

[Wphile]

Well, at least the number is positive but it is incredibly disappointing. It surprises the heck out of me too because from where I am - in Spokane - it seems like the economy is going great guns. There is construction everywhere with just about every empty lot being developed. I figure if it looks that way here, it's probably like that in the rest of the country.

Maybe the summer months are slow hiring months and we will see a big increase in the Fall. We had a pretty lackluster 2nd quarter - with GDP at 3% - and the oil issue is getting to be more of a problem as the summer drags on. If the oil issue comes under control, then perhaps we will see the job growth.

I'd love to put a positive spin on this - and yes, the number is positive and we are adding jobs - but it's not great. June's job report was not well received, this is considerably lower than June's. Sheesh...I hope August is a blockbuster month!