You've dashed my hopes to follow in Al Bundys' footsteps and become a shoe salesman!
In all seriousness, job losses are getting pretty regular here in the Northeast. Once some of the lowest rates in the nation, CT is now at the national average of 9.1 or 9.2 which in reality is closer to 20%.
We don't count people who've lost there benefits or are no longer actively seeking employment. The unemployment rates are derived from only those actually receiving benefits!
I don't know where you live or if you do the engineering but check out SEL http://www.selinc.com/ they are a growing company wiht offices all over the world. We have one in Pullman WA and they are building a plant in Lewiston
