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Off-Topic / Re: Unemployment rate
« on: October 04, 2009, 06:00:46 pm »Message ID: 96532
I don't see the jobless rate going down much in the next 6 months. I have been out of work since Feb 2009. I used to work in furniture sewing. I went to college while working full time and finished and have 2 associate degrees, so I apply in several industries. They have jobs listed, I am constantly searching. They never seem to hire anyone though because the jobs I apply for are still listed weeks or months later. I think some companies list positions that are not available to make themselves appear to be prosperous. I know some companies just want people to apply so if they have someone quit, they'll have a database to choose from, but the companies I'm talking about always seem to run the same ads, yet never fill the position. The biggest industry in my corner of the world used to be furniture manufacturers. So many have closed this year, I think it will take a very long time for the economy to pick up.