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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Economy Washington Unemployment Rate Still Rising

Posted by on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Up to 7.8 percent for January. (It had been 7.1 percent in December.)

About 303,570 people are estimated to be unemployed and looking for work in Washington — the largest number ever for this state.

 

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1
When is the Stranger staff going to join the crowd?
Posted by later on February 24, 2009 at 1:22 PM
2
@1, sooner than any of them realize.
Posted by The End is Near on February 24, 2009 at 1:41 PM
3
Thank You Obama!!
Posted by Change you can take to the unemployment office! on February 24, 2009 at 1:44 PM
4
@3: YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT MAN HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR A WHOLE MONTH ALREADY AND HASN'T ENDED THE RECESSION?
Posted by i should have known! on February 24, 2009 at 1:48 PM
5
The price of labor is so high in Washington State. It's no surprise that our unemployment level is so high. Supply will never equal demand with such high labor costs.
Posted by Too coo fo yoo on February 24, 2009 at 1:52 PM
6
1-4 is the same person. It takes a special kind of loser to respond to their own posts.
Posted by Rotten666 on February 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM
7
Don't worry, little brother.

There will be ... more.
Posted by Antonio Banderas' Viking Friend on February 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM
8
@7: My comment (#4) is the first one I've left on this post.
Posted by i should have known! on February 24, 2009 at 3:00 PM
9
Screw You @8.
Posted by Rotten666 on February 24, 2009 at 3:26 PM
10
@9: ...Um, okay. I (@4) made a sarcastic response to the sentiment expressed @3. I'm sorry you didn't get it :(
Posted by i should have known! on February 24, 2009 at 3:38 PM
11
@10, I got it. Rotten666 must just have forgotten to take his funny vitamin this morning...
Posted by lily on February 24, 2009 at 4:39 PM
12
@1-11

Screw All of You!!

(except 7 and 9)
Posted by Rotten666 on February 24, 2009 at 5:20 PM
13
I got laid off last Thursday. No wonder it took me an hour to get a human on the phone at the unemployment line.
Posted by Jo on February 24, 2009 at 9:56 PM

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