Job Market Gets Worse in November

Anyone who has been looking for work knows the job market has collapsed. Every category

of worker seeking employment is in rouble.Teens, recent college grads, experienced and

part-time. In very occupation and regardless of education (Degree Major).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not come even close to showing the true unemployment

or employment picture. Job losses have been accumlative. The number and quality of jobs

have been shrinking since NAFTA has been put into place, in the 1990's. In the year 2008

there has been 1.9 million job losses alone. I believe that this is the drivin force behind the US economic crisis. Not the mortgage crisis in itself. No job and can't afford the mortgage.

The President Elect Obama will attempt to create 3 million jobs over four years. His efforts are brillant and right on the money. His opponents still have no idea what is going on. However, after lossing 1.9 million jobs in 2008. Coupled with the accumulative job losses from past years. The uncounted and under employed. Mr. Obama has a tough road ahead of him and will not be able to overcome the economic cris (DEPRESSION) in four years. MY

belief is that the real number of unemployed and under employed (part-timers) is some

where between 15-20 percent. No one truely knows what it really is. But I believe the spike in personal bankruptcys in 2005 and the record number of home forecllosures starting 2006 as being directly tied to a record number of unemployed. A sum total of which are a combination the documented and undocumented unemployed.

I further believe that the US must decouple from the GLOBLE economy to protect it's self interests. The Russians have already figued this it out. They have begun to set up

Tariffs. The US should make the decision as to what is more important. It's economy

and it's people or some unrealistic idealogy of free trade across the globe.

At the present rate and conditions the US and it's people will be poor and bankrupt. US

already has 11 trillion dollars in debt. 10 or 12 years of free trade.

John Sure of PA 6:28PM January 07, 2009