When people discuss unemployment in our area it often seems like a sore subject. 
Sometimes you need to look at things in perspective.
Lets look at California as a comparison. I just ran across this:
California’s unemployment rate hits record high of 11.9%
“California’s unemployment unexpectedly jumped to 11.9 percent and bucked the national trend, according to Friday data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.“
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