Are you part of America's 9.4%

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:29 pm

9.4% of americans are unemployed

kskj · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:38 pm

So far still working but looks like august or september I will have to start traveling out of state to stay busy. But i feel lucky to have someplace to go.

Quicksilversurf917 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:54 pm

yea work is realllllly slow for me the housing industry is just dying in this economy

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:08 am

Moved to Off Topic.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:11 am

Yeah... this is going to get moved and then locked.....

You're figures are all wrong, there's no way unemployment can be over 8%. This is why the stimulus bill was passed without reading it; the Feds said if they didn't rush it through now, unemployment would rise beyond 8%.

You really should check your facts, in this new age of transparency, there's no way we can be deceived. :wink:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:14 am

ask me Tuesday.............

KJ Taz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:41 am

I feel for those struggling and I wish you all well. I have been through these kinds of messed up times in the past. Things will turn around.

I have been very busy, did more work in the first 5 months of this year than all of last year. Last year was a record year....................

Boiler · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:19 am

Our company seems like it is on its last leg. Scissor lifts are just about the last think companies buy when strapped for cash. I'd guess we're doing about 1/3 of the business that we'd normally do, if that.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:59 am

Unemployment rates by state: http://www.bls.gov/lau/

Michigan has a 14.1% unemployment rate! The highest in the country.

Despite that I have a job interview today....so we will see!!

durangotang · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:00 am

People still seem to need ambulances for some reason :wink:

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:34 pm

Even if you "think" the posted figure is off. I live in Michigan which as posted above is at 14.1%. This poll is just to see what the LOST national average is.

tan's2002kjlimited · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:15 pm

Illinois is 10.1%. Luckily, I live in the Chicago metro area where it's easier to get a job.
I feel for the downstate and rural areas where 1 or 2 companies going under
can make or break a whole town.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:41 pm

I'm still employed. (knock wood)

Wife was laid off from her school district.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:10 pm

The joy of Federal employment....If they wipe out your position,, they have to find you a new one but it may not be in your field of training, just has to be at the same level of pay.

Plenty of openings out there. Great Bennies.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:20 pm

durangotang wrote:

People still seem to need ambulances for some reason :wink:

Yep and they continue to need implantable devices so I'm secure (for now).

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:03 am

Im still employed, but 38 people form my company arent as of june 4, not sure how I made the cut. Still no garauntees though, the printing industry isn't what it used to be with the internet.

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:16 pm

As with ambulances, there seems to be a pretty steady demand for military helicopter pilots. :roll:

dog_party · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:02 pm

Still employed, thank the Lord.

chefdab · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:17 pm

I've still got my job but I had my monthly bonus pulled. My wife is still looking. We are struggling right now. I just hope things have already hit the bottom so they can only get better from here.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:01 pm

Still employed here,we have been setting record profits over the last 7 months at work.They even hired 2 new guy's just to help relieve the work load on us and I'm still flagging at least 60+ hours a week.From the looks of it we may set a record year,as of July 1st we have netted $950,000 dollars in parts + labor alone which is about $300,000 more then the previous year at this time. The sad part is it is drastically cutting into the SFA swap time,I'm usually wore out by the end of the day and/or my brain is fried from diag's.

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