New State Unemployment numbers out

The new state unemployment numbers are out, and December is even worse than November was.

Compare that to November:

Michigan and Rhode Island have the dubious distinction of having unemployment rates over 10%, and California, Nevada, South Carolina, and Oregon are above 9%.

Just in the last month, unemployment has increased by 1% or over in Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and South Carolina.

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looks like

They just wiped out the entire manufacturing center of the US...the midwest.

This is starting to look way beyond "recession", if these numbers keep up.

I wonder how these layoffs compare to layoffs from 1929-1934?

They also changed the BLS calculations significantly so a comparison of what they do not count versus what they did count back in the 1930's.

And throughout the country

And throughout the country they are laying off American high-tech workers to prepare lies and rationalizations for more H1B visa workers. The same companies that are laying off will be requesting Renewal or New Visas. I just got laid off of a company and their entire IT department is InfoSys from India. These high-tech companies are unAmerican.

Throughout the country (very

Throughout the country (very visible in Silicon Valley), they are laying off American high-tech workers to prepare lies and rationalizations for more H1B visa workers. The same companies that are laying off will be requesting Renewal or New Visas. I just got laid off of a company and their entire IT department is InfoSys from India. These high-tech companies are unAmerican.