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Out of Work

Friday, March 07, 2008

New figures reflect a sharp drop in employment numbers. We take calls and comments from the recently unemployed. What's your story?


Comments

  • [1] Jersey from NJ March 07, 2008 - 11:40AM

    @ Tony, Landscaper.

    So pay more, and attract AMERICANS to do the jobs.


  • [2] hjs from 11211 March 07, 2008 - 11:42AM

    perect timing as the boomer retire all the old economy jobs move to china


  • [3] Robert from NYC March 07, 2008 - 11:43AM

    Bernenke [sp+]? But Bush says there is no recession. Hm, did he say that while dancing on the White House terrace the other day? Isn't it rumored that Nero danced and played the lyre while Rome burned?


  • [4] ads March 07, 2008 - 11:44AM

    Second on Jersey. If you aren't going to follow your religion, your heart, your morality, what your wife says -- at least follow the law (I'm assuming you are operating under the table).

    PS/Toll Bros., your contracting firm, is the wealthiest and biggest McMansion builder in the country.


  • [5] Stan Johnson from New Jersey March 07, 2008 - 11:46AM

    How ironic just north of America's "porous borders" this from Canada's CBC News:

    February job growth much stronger than expected

    Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2008 | 10:29 AM ET Comments1Recommend31

    CBC News

    The Canadian economy added another 43,000 jobs in February, turning in another surprisingly strong month of job gains.

    http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/03/07/februaryjobs.html


  • [6] jvf March 07, 2008 - 11:47AM

    I am a freelance computer graphics professional. earning the same thing as 10 years ago, and it is much harder to find gigs.


  • [7] Mary from Manhattan March 07, 2008 - 11:48AM

    I work as an editor for a small Manhattan-based research firm. We produce political and technical analysis of oil-rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa and sell those reports to international oil companies. Needless to say, business is booming.


  • [8] Matthew from Brooklyn March 07, 2008 - 11:54AM

    I was laid of from one of the Major financial services corporations last month. I work in Systems Administration, and the market, even for highly skilled workers, is just abysmal at the moment. There are jobs, but they are paying much less than I made in the year 2000. Year over year I was already subject to a net decrease in pat due to inflation; now this will be compounded by actually being paid less in real dollars.


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