Earlier this week, it was announced that 539,000 Americans were laid off in April. And though the unemployment rate is at the highest it has been in more than 25 years in the United States (at nearly 9%), the April layoffs weren’t as bad as were anticipated. Some are seeing signs of a turnaround, while other pundits believe the worst is yet to come.
The government can paint a picture of a pending turnaround, but what do the workers around America actually think about what’s going on right now? New York commuters sounded off about the unemployment rates with many of …read more

If you are currently employed, you should feel lucky. For the second straight months, all 372 metropolitan districts in the United States saw their unemployment rate rise in the month of March. According to the information, which was released by the U.S. Department of Labor, the unemployment rate across the nation is currently 8.5%.
The areas in the United States that were hardest hit in March were Elkhart-Goshen in Indiana, Bend in Oregon and Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton in North Carolina. In Elkhart-Goshen, unemployment jumped 13% to 18.8%. In Bend, unemployment rose 9.2% to 17%, while Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton went up 9.1% to 15.4%.
Across the nation, …read more