Originally Posted by Moonpi
The only reason our unemployment rate is not higher is because folks are fleeing the state.
You can't trust the unemployment rate they publish. The rate is influenced by how many people drop off the unemployment roster because, out of desperation, they took a part-time job. It's all games when it comes to such statistics.
There's another ongoing thread on this Board about "who else is in my position?" type of thing as to who else is in tough shape. I am SO tempted to copy parts of it and send it to my State reps as example of the real world and umemployment. People on this Board tell it like it really is!