You will soon see the proof

Well there's some sunshine to keep us all warm and happy. You're wrong about the idea that only those producing necessities have job security. I'm a librarian and I actually have pretty solid job security. You are probably unaware of this, but library activity across the country has been booming since the recession. People come here constantly to use the computers, apply for welfare, and job hunt. I actually have quite a bit of job security here. I'm sure there are other industries doing alright despite the recession. Just thinking that production will survive isn't really looking at the big picture.

I'm inclined to agree with you. I have been out of work since June of last year. My husband is not working, he took a job in October and was let go in December. I am falling fast. My bills are past due, I am receiving shut off notices, and even there is a probability that I will have to go to court for one bill at this time. I explain and explain that I am out of work, but it doesn't matter, everyone wants their money, it is understandable, but when you do not have it what are you to do. In the meantime, we are living off of my unemployment, and that is not enough to cover everything. I cry now out of fear more than I ever have before. I have always paid my bills on time, and now that I can not do it, I am feeling pretty rotten. I have no idea when this is going to end, but like you, I think it will get worse before it gets better. I can't believe there are no programs I qualify for. I was looking at TV and a lady that was scammed by Madoff claims to be on food stamps. How does she qualify?????? She had millions of dollars to invest and now she has nothing, what did she do, everytime she got money she gave it to him, in order to be stone cold broke now. I don't get it. I really need help and fast. I hope things are going well in your household, I wouldn't wish my situation on my worst enemy.

Yes dear you are real correct it is real bad time for everyone in every corner of the world...., people is worst is yet to come and some says it will take one to two more years... It is real hard to cut budget and change our shopping and eating habits too.

Just as it takes time to lose weight after you gain too much, it takes time for a bad economy to start to turn around. We've been hit pretty hard by foreclosures down here in Florida and have a pretty high unemployment rate statewide but that doesn't mean that there aren't pockets of recovery. I live in a rural part of south central Florida...probably the last place one would expect to see economic recovery but we're seeing it. There are two large commercial building projects in progress which have put people to work. Most of the units have already been leased. There is also a huge inland port project in the works which will be located just north of our little town and will bring increased business to existing ones, such as local trucking and the railroad. It will also provide jobs to hundreds as the facilities are built and miles of canals widened and dredged. Major corporations are planning to build warehouse facilities at or near the port and our little local airport is planning for an increase in air traffic, too. Economic recovery is not going to happen in every location at the same time but, as things start to improve, they should continue to approve.

I agree with you it is going to get a whole lot worst before it starts to get better. My husband is a drywall contractor, and he has been out of work since October. And All of 2008 it was very slow. We have cut out all the things that we really did not need like the cell phones, garbage pick up---we take it to the dump ourselves. Cable tv, the next thing that will go is my internet connection, I hope that it does not come down to that but that is the next thing to go. I am just hoping that the electric will start to go down because we have not been using as much heat because the weather is getting warmer.

The same thing has happened in Australia. We have gone into massive deficit with the last year's budget i nan attempt to keep unemployment under control. We were at all time lows of 4.1% unemployment but we are already back up to 5.1%, with many large businesses opting to move overseas. The predicted rate of unemployment over the next 3 years is that it will climb to over 12%. This is not looking good for our country which relies on exports in a number of industries, especially farming, coal, iron, other ores, and cars.