Dissecting the unemployment rate, columnist comes up with:
"... almost 10 percent of the working-age population in June was either completely unable to find a job, too discouraged to look or unable to be fully employed - almost twice the official jobless rate."
My town has a lot of restaurants for its size. When Knoxvillians stay away, we'll see more layoffs. My friend's husband is out an extra week at a car parts shop. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.