Stale Green Light

     Is your state among those with a rising unemployment rate? A government report released Friday showed that Michigan became the first state in 25 years to have an unemployment rate that was over 15%.  It rose in June to 15.2% and at this point was the highest of any state since West Virginia exceeded 15% in 1984. 
     Other states that have felt the effects of the rising unemployment include Rhode Island, 12.4%, Oregon at 12.2%, South Carolina at 12.1%, Nevada at 12%, and California at 11.6%. 
     The national unemployment rate continued to rise again.  3.4 million jobs have been lost in the first half of 2009 in comparison to 2008, when 3.1 million were lost total.  
     Perhaps we can all look to North Dakota (4.2% unemployment) and see what they have been doing to keep unemployment the lowest in the nation, take similar actions and pull our unemployment rates back down.