Please, bear in mind, this is a Gov. report and they have been known to fudge [lie about)the numbers.

Out of those 15.7 million people who have lost their jobs this year to Oct. 2009, are you one of those numbers?

If you are one, were you replaced after let go, was your position left empty, or did the whole company fold?


http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
Household Survey Data
In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million.
The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent, the highest rate since April 1983.
Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 5.3 percentage points.

well all we have to do is make the illegals walk home and then we have full employment again ..and a better country ....

One week unemployed now and loving the free time lol. I was not replaced, I was far too skilled for my position. I worked at a brake, tire, and alignment shop and I'm ASE Master Certified and until last October, had an enhanced Smog License. However, when my pay is double what anyone else is and I'm doing the exact same job (i.e. no work in my specialties) then I'm the biggest line item on the books. shite happens. I'm not pissed and I totally understand why it happened. I'd have done the same thing. If business does not pick up, they will closed by summer because they will be so far past due on bills, nobody will give them credit to get parts and tires. It's been slow before but never this bad and never this long. Even one man down, I went by on my now daily ride and they were still sitting around with no work.

I'm just collecting my unemployment until my scholarship kicks in this January. Then I get a couple grand a month from the feds to go to school 20 units a quarter. Sure, they own me for two years afterward, but don't they own us all?

All the best to you, Andrew.
I'm sure you'll do well.

Oh, I'm not worried. I actually asked them to fire me because I'd pretty much have to quit for the scholarship and I knew what a draw I was being on the books. They're giving me about 75% of my salary for it anyway. I had a contingency plan. It's those without one that I feel bad for.