Click this link to read a post I like on the clusterheadaches.com message board...

Jul 5^th, 2025 at 3:19pm

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
	Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!

New CH.com Forum › Daily Chat › General Posts › What's the unemployment rate in your county?

(Moderators: DJ, Mrs Deej)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1 2

What's the unemployment rate in your county? (Read 4271 times)

DonnaH_again

Ex Member

What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Aug 19^th, 2008 at 8:54am

We just hit 8.6% here in Charlotte County, Florida. There are very few jobs to be found and those that do exist don't pay enough for rent, food and utilities for a single person, let alone a family.

Our homeless population is high and growing.......lots of children sleeping in the woods, yet when the officials are asked about our homeless population they reply "it's really almost nonexistant here in our county". B.S.!!

I went to the grocery store a few days ago.....Sweetbay to be exact, and they were selling potatoes labeled "European potatoes"...the price was $7.99 for 10 pounds. A small cucumber was $1.39........tomatoes from Canada are $3.99 a lb. Beef is out of sight and even chicken wings are close to $4.00 per lb. Milk is $4.09 a gallon. Bread is almost $3.00 a loaf. What the hell's going on?

How much more are you earning today than you were 5 years, 10 years ago?

These veggies are all things that we grow here in Florida. Why are we importing everything? It's just killing the U.S.

Soon to be.......no middle class, no jobs, more homeless people who can't feed their children and more crimes of violance.

I'll bet that MOST of the people with homes in foreclosure didn't over-buy. They just can't affort to live anymore. When people have to put groceries on credit cards.......shame on our government at all levels.

Added: Our church's food kitchen is now feeding 4 times the amount of people that we did just a year ago.

« Last Edit: Aug 19^th, 2008 at 8:56am by N/A »

IP Logged

Click Here to visit the CH.com Facebook page!

lashultz

CH.com Veteran

Offline

Posts: 237
x0|Milton|USA||0|0|WI,Wisconsin
Gender: male

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #1 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 9:47am

I am not sure what it is in Rock County WI, but I know for sure that it is going to get much worse. General Motors is closing the Janesville Plant. They make SUV's. Not only is the area losing 2500 (+ or -) 25.00 dollar an hour jobs, but the trickle effect is also huge. Lear seating is losing around 900 jobs. They produce the seats for GM. These also were good paying jobs. The major effect of the closing has not hit yet due to benefits still being received by layed off workers and some of the work force still making cars. The housing market is already suffered. I have several friends and family members employed at GM. My brother has been there for 34 years, he is much better off than most. He will receive a full pension and medical. I also have two brother in laws and a sister in law working there. One of the biggest problems is that none of these people have been good money managers over the years and they are going to suffer because of it.
There will not be any jobs that pay this kind of money comming to the area any time soon. Most of the manufacturing jobs are in the 10-15.00 dollars a hour range. The United Way, I here, is even tightening there belts for the expected drop off in donations. I did have a chance to be employed at GM in 1996, I am really glad I stayed put making chili.

Lee

IP Logged

Brew

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:17am

Quote:

How much more are you earning today than you were 5 years ago?

18.76% more

Quote:

How much more are you earning today than you were 10 years ago?

41.04% more

Quote:

...shame on our government at all levels.

If, by "government" you mean "we, the people," then I guess we're all to blame.

IP Logged

DonnaH_again

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #3 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:40am

I'm so sorry that you are working for less than you should be, Brew.

With inflation at 5% per year, you should be making 50% more than 10 years ago. But, you are more fortunate than the majority and I'm happy for you.

I am disgusted with the government, which is "we the people" The problem is that we let the average person vote and then we all have to suffer for it.

Note to Bob P........got any of those tomatoes left over?

« Last Edit: Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:43am by N/A »

IP Logged

Brew Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #4 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:46am Quote: The problem is that we let the average person vote... Do you have any recommendations as to who should be eliminated from the rolls? Keeping in mind that in doing so, we would no longer have a representative form of government.
Back to top	IP Logged

Kevin_M

CH.com Sponsor

Offline

withered branches grow
green again.

Posts: 8754
Michigan, USA
Gender: male

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #5 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:50am

Total employment in the state has declined every month this year since January.

MICHIGAN -- Seasonally Adjusted

July 2008: 8.5%

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

Macomb County, June 2008: 9.7%

Note: Data in this release is not seasonally adjusted. As a result, employment and unemployment trends may differ from previously released Michigan seasonally adjusted data.

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

« Last Edit: Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:54am by Kevin_M »

IP Logged

Brew Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #6 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 10:56am Quote: I'm so sorry that you are working for less than you should be, Brew. Also meant to say earlier, "Don't cry for me, Argentina." I'm doing okay.
Back to top	IP Logged

DonnaH_again Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #7 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 11:09am Quote: Do you have any recommendations as to who should be eliminated from the rolls? Nazi's, Republicans, and everyone that can't take a joke
Back to top	IP Logged

Brew Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #8 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 11:14am Quote: Quote: Do you have any recommendations as to who should be eliminated from the rolls? Nazi's, Republicans, and everyone that can't take a joke I'm out then. It was fun participating in your thread.
Back to top	IP Logged

Click Here to visit the CH.com Facebook page!

jimmers

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #9 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 11:31am

I believe in todays world, manufacturing jobs are not something that anyone can hang their hats on. GM, Ford, Harley etc. are some examples that come to mind. The world is just to volitile. When things are good, they are good, but when things are bad, they are really bad, and a handful of oil speculators can disrupt a whole Country with the Govt. handing out excuse after bullshit excuse as to why the price of gas is so high. Winter blends, summer blends, shitty mileage ethanol being shoved down our throats, hurricanes, its raining in Texas, blah blah blah!

From my desk, I'm not seeing anything that would indicate a slow down of any kind. We actually are setting sales records (100M) but we are also in a service related industry and obviously it is different from a manufacturing type of job. I can't seem to find enought help at times and no one is sitting in the union hall looking for work.

Right now I don't know what the Unem. rate is in Milwaukee, but i would guess it to be around 5.5-5.8% which is about normal all of the time. Undecided

Jimmers

IP Logged

DonnaH_again

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #10 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 12:03pm

Quote:

The problem is that we let the average person vote...

Do you have any recommendations as to who should be eliminated from the rolls?

Keeping in mind that in doing so, we would no longer have a representative form of government.

You have two candidates to choose from. Candidate A is 50 years old, clean cut, handsome & charismatic and proimises to "ystur eaol molun neych". Candate B is 50 years old, wears clean but shabby clothes, is not a very handsome man, stumbles and stammers and promises to "dowh rigats ht".

Which candidate would you vote for, Brew? Bear with me.. I'm trying to make a point.

IP Logged

jimmers Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #11 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 12:10pm Sounds like an open ended question.
Back to top	IP Logged

Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #12 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 12:36pm Quote: ...manufacturing jobs are not something that anyone can hang their hats on. Presently so, here. Manufacturing is a firm leader in payroll loss, construction and transportation equipment together next.
Back to top	IP Logged

superhawk2300 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 901 New Berlin, WI Gender:	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #13 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 12:53pm Getting worse. I prefere to look at it like Ron suggusted in the 80's. Am I better off 8 years ago or now. That answer would have to be 8 years ago....
Back to top	IP Logged

Charlie

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Happy to be here

Posts: 18971
Jamestown, NY
Gender: male

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #14 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 5:46pm

For Chautauqua County, it's 4.1% in 2007. That's the newest info I have. It's unlikely to be better this year.

Ok.......here we go....Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

We have become a consumerist society. It's easier for business to make money selling us things rather than making the stuff. With Walmart, there are no benefits to get in the way. No money? No problem, trust us to make things easy. When everything we want is made overseas and cheaper, there's no need to keep the factory buzzing so good jobs get scarce.

We used to save up for stuff or do some serious shopping before buying things for the home. Today, our media and the internet have changed all that. Now, when you get home you can still shop and are encouraged to do it about every 15 minutes on tv alone. You can't get away from it. You can max out your credit card at home today. How big is your savings account? Nationally, we are in the red.

Charlie

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

There is nothing more satisfying than being shot at without result---Winston Churchill

IP Logged

DonnaH_again Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #15 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 6:22pm Charlie...... How much do you want for your Smiley collection? Do you take Visa? ~~I can't help it. My redeeming grace is that I can laugh at myself. It's the devil in me.~~
Back to top	IP Logged

Jonny Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #16 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 6:24pm Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
Back to top	IP Logged

Click Here to visit the CH.com Facebook page!

DonnaH_again Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #17 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 6:25pm How is it that your unemployment rate is so much lower than other counties? Is yours an industrial area? It would be interesting to research this. What counties or states have the highest and lowest rates and why.
Back to top	IP Logged

Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #18 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 6:30pm Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or I must be in serious trouble.... Charlie
Back to top	There is nothing more satisfying than being shot at without result---Winston Churchill IP Logged

deltadarlin

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

Posts: 3823
Downsville LA
Gender: female

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #19 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 8:19pm

Keep in mind that the *unemployment* rates may not reflect the true number of people who are out of work. It does not include people who who have given up trying to find work. It also does not include people who may have lost a job, but for whatever reason do not apply for unemployment.

Farming season is in full swing around here, so the rate drops. Otherwise, some of the parishes have unemployment rates well into double digits.

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

IP Logged

DonnaH_again Ex Member	Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county? Reply #20 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 9:23pm I hadn't thought about that fact. Good, but disturbing, point.
Back to top	IP Logged

Barry_T_Coles

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Posts: 2073
Karratha|,West_Australia
Gender: male

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #21 - Aug 19^th, 2008 at 11:05pm

Australia Total
• Working Age Population (15-64) : 14 262 800
• Employment Rate (15-64) : 73.4%
• Unemployment Rate : 4.2%
• Participation Rate : 65.3%
Western Australia
• Working Age Population (15-64) : 1 463 300
• Employment Rate (15-64) : 75.6%
• Unemployment Rate : 3.2%
• Participation Rate : 68.0%
Pilbara Area

Where I live

• Working Age Population (15-64) : 14 000
• Employment Rate (15-64) : 99.9%
• Unemployment Rate : 0.1%

& they don’t want to work anyway

• Participation Rate : 100.0%
Chances of getting reasonable accommodation under $1000/week ZIP
Chances of buying a normal 3 bedroom 1 bathroom house under $700 000 ZIP

Conclusion:
We have more work than you can point a stick at but the chances of getting people to come here is nil due to the lack of housing.
Cheers
Barry

« Last Edit: Aug 19^th, 2008 at 11:07pm by Barry_T_Coles »

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

Of all the things i've lost in life the thing i miss most is my mind.

IP Logged

midwestbeth

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #22 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 10:15am

Unemployment rate in the county where I live is 6.9% as of June of 08. June of 07 unemployment rate was 5.5%. New construction housing has screached to a halt here and that does have alot to do with it. A large manufacturing plant also shut down localy. Two years ago, I had a hard time finding new hires. The past 6 months, I am getting resumes and phone calls from people weekly asking if we are hiring. I do not see this getting any better in the near future.

Beth

IP Logged

Brew

Ex Member

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #23 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 10:24am

Quote:

With inflation at 5% per year, you should be making 50% more than 10 years ago.

Actually, with inflation at 5%, one should be making 62.89% more than they were 10 years ago. It compounds, like interest on a savings account.

And that also assumes the 5% inflation rate you state has been constant for 10 years, which it hasn't. My bet is that the 10-year rate of inflation has been somewhere around 3%.

IP Logged

Melissa

CH.com Moderator
CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Don't give up!

Posts: 7238
Central WI, USA
Gender: female

Re: What's the unemployment rate in your county?
Reply #24 - Aug 20^th, 2008 at 10:36am

As of June 08, it's at 4.8% for the county I live in. That's down from 5% in January. As for the county hubby works in, unemployment was up to 5.1% in June from being just 3.9% the month before.

Here's an interesting .pdf file on employment, etc. for WI Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

Barry, where you are sounds like where we'd move to just in case anything happens. Hubby builds homes from the ground up as one of his side jobs. Wink

« Last Edit: Aug 20^th, 2008 at 10:38am by Melissa »

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires - disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way. ~Bernie S. Siegel

IP Logged

Pages: 1 2

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page

©1998-2013 Web Vision Enterprises LLC All rights reserved. All information on this site is protected by international
copyright laws. You may not re-distribute any information from this site without written permission from
Web Vision Enterprises LLC and the webmaster of this site. Violators will be prosecuted.
You may view our privacy policy and financial disclosure statement here

DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. It is in no way intended to be used as a replacement for professional medical treatment. clusterheadaches.com makes no claims as to the scientific/clinical validity of the information on this site OR to that of the information linked to from this site. All information taken from the internet should be discussed with a medical professional!