Unemployment in California hits 12.5%

[Martinus]

That's pretty normal by Polish standards, hardly "yikes pretty bad". For example, right now our rate is 12.7%.

[Syt]

That's pretty normal by Polish standards, hardly "yikes pretty bad". For example, right now our rate is 12.7%.

Yeah, but unemployment rates are rarely comparable internationally, as most states use different rules as to who's included in the statistics and who isn't.

[Razgovory]

Missouri had 9.5%  In 2000 it had only 2.5%  During most of the last decade it was around 5% or so.  I liked the 1990's better.

[The Larch]

That's pretty normal by Polish standards, hardly "yikes pretty bad". For example, right now our rate is 12.7%.

Yeah, but unemployment rates are rarely comparable internationally, as most states use different rules as to who's included in the statistics and who isn't.

Which is a very useful scapegoat, whenever an unheralded spike happens, as everybody says "We just changed our statistical method!". 

And of course I need not remind anyone of the dreadful Spanish unemployment numbers.

[DontSayBanana]

I love how they gloss over Merced County's number as "one of the counties over 20%" when it's upwards of 25%

[Ed Anger]

Never thought I'd see West Virginia on the middle/low end for this stat, but it looks like rural states are less affected by job losses.  North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska are still below 5%.

The Dakotas are booming. And it isn't Ag that is the cause.

[Josquius]

Wow, you know you're in trouble when your unemployment is worse than Sweden.

[Caliga]

Never thought I'd see West Virginia on the middle/low end for this stat, but it looks like rural states are less affected by job losses.  North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska are still below 5%.

It must be hard to lose one's career as a subsistence farmer.

In the case of (rural) West Virginia, it's probably because alot of people never had any work to begin with, hence no job to lose.

[Admiral Yi]

The Dakotas are booming. And it isn't Ag that is the cause.

What is?

[Ed Anger]

The Dakotas are booming. And it isn't Ag that is the cause.

What is?

Oil.

[Syt]

And of course I need not remind anyone of the dreadful Spanish unemployment numbers.

No one expects accurate Spanish statistics!

[DisturbedPervert]

Most counties were still struggling under the burden of joblessness, especially the eight counties where rates were higher than 20%. Merced County, for instance, had an unemployment rate of 21.7% in January, and Imperial County's rate was 27.3%.

Once the national ID card comes, Americans will be able to pick strawberries instead of illegal immigrants.

[sbr]

Most counties were still struggling under the burden of joblessness, especially the eight counties where rates were higher than 20%. Merced County, for instance, had an unemployment rate of 21.7% in January, and Imperial County's rate was 27.3%.

Once the national ID card comes, Americans will be able to pick strawberries instead of illegal immigrants.

Once national ID cards come US strawberries will either rot on the vine or cost $10/lb.

[The Brain]

Americans are lazy.

[garbon]

Americans are lazy.

Pursuit of Happiness, baby!