Posted on 06/02/2006 4:25:12 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
In my area, all of the delivery trucks have permanent painted signs telling you who to call for job information; all of the malls, grocery stores, etc. have job kiosks; if you shop during the day, you will likely have a "help wanted" slip tucked into your bag; and everyone who is eligible for an unemployment check collects for nearly the maximum time.
I don't know how the economy can add more jobs - where are the people to take them?
5% GDP growth and a 4.6% unemployment rate. If that is a failed economy< Jimmy Carter was the apocalypse.
This is one of the most f#$king stupid statements ever about employment. And I used to be stupid enough to believe it. You don't just choose to be "permanently unemployed". You still have to make a living somehow. Damn I hate the media.
I'm getting pounded by recruiters. I've seen more "Help Wanted" signs than I can count. McDonald's in a local town, with a sign saying that if you show up on Wednesday's with an application, you WILL get an interview. Target with big red signs on the doors. Lowe's. I've even been seeing tow trucks with "Help Wanted" signs on them. This is BU!!$H!T.
How to survive the "doom and gloom" economy? That's easy. Just follow a few simple steps. (1) Turn off the television news channels--permanently. (2) Cancel your subscription to the "gloom and doom" newspapers; they report that you can't afford it, so take that message to heart and act on it! (3) Keep working hard at your job--or apply for and get a better one. What's better? Something you enjoy more, something that pays more, or something closer to your home. (4) If you own your home, get proper home insurance--including hurricane, flood, and earthquake coverage--and avoid pro-rated insurance policies. And (5) refrain from spending more than you earn and avoid debt, especially payday loans, credit cards, and loan sharks; if you're in debt, make a special effort to cut spending and pay off that debt.
We are desperatley seeking RN's at my job. But, if you listen to Rush, it's true these are hard times...if you work for the MSM
Come to Louisiana and Mississippi. There are tens of thousands of jobs going unfilled down here. Big concern is that there's not enough construction workers because so many are still getting big bucks in the demolision work. Not all low level jobs either. I'm looking for a scientist and a personal secretary which are rare as hen's teeth these days.
More adults have chosen not to participate in the job market for two major reasons:
(1) Some people have the assets necessary to sustain themselves without working, so they retire early.
(2) In families with children, the husband makes enough money to support the family (on account of the good economy), so the wife opts to stay home and rear the children.
A host of minor issues also play into this calculation, including the military, which employs nobody. In some calculations, farm workers, ranchers, and others deriving income from agriculture also do not count as employed. Seasonal fluctuations in agricultural personnel vary with the weather and other factors from year to year, so "seasonal adjustment" may not adjust for actual seasonal variations.
So that's why the illegals come here. They want to suffer with us! The DNC wants them to slip in and suffer!!!,,,And vote!!!,,and suffer,,,but mostly VOTE!!
Agreed and understood. What I'm simply trying to say is that no one with an economic need voluntarily "leaves" the job market. We're in agreement.
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