Comments on: Watching Local Jobs Disappear http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/23/watching-local-jobs-disappear/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/23/watching-local-jobs-disappear/#comment-43892 Christopher Gavula Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:55:38 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27130#comment-43892 The country didn't look so good in early 2007 if you were from Michigan (the biggest red blob on the first map). There the unemployment rate has been over 10% for some years and is now over 13% - the highest in the nation. The city of Detroit is over 22% unemployment now - more than 1 in 5 people out of work. Texas, overall, still has one of the strongest economies in the country right now - unfortunately it's finally starting to take a fall too - welcome to the party. Very sad. The country didn’t look so good in early 2007 if you were from Michigan (the biggest red blob on the first map). There the unemployment rate has been over 10% for some years and is now over 13% – the highest in the nation. The city of Detroit is over 22% unemployment now – more than 1 in 5 people out of work.

Texas, overall, still has one of the strongest economies in the country right now – unfortunately it’s finally starting to take a fall too – welcome to the party. Very sad.

]]> By: Michael Andersonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/23/watching-local-jobs-disappear/#comment-43864 Michael Anderson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:26:49 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27130#comment-43864 Sadly I can look back and see where I got laid off back in late '07 (Mass was one of few places with any red at that point) as well as the layoffs I just made it through in NY ... Sadly I can look back and see where I got laid off back in late ’07 (Mass was one of few places with any red at that point) as well as the layoffs I just made it through in NY …

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