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10-14-2008, 05:48 PM
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Location: North Suburbs
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Originally Posted by dugdogmaster
They aren't jobs anywhere in the US right now.
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Take a drive to the DC area, they don't know what unemployment is. |
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10-14-2008, 05:55 PM
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I am not politically correct
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hell with the lid off, baby!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COPANUT
Take a drive to the DC area, they don't know what unemployment is.
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6.9%, higher then Pennsylvania's 5.8%. And as of the last report, August, Pittsburgh was 5.6% |
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10-14-2008, 06:32 PM
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Bringing chaos out of order
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Beach, MD on the Chesapeake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dugdogmaster
6.9%, higher then Pennsylvania's 5.8%. And as of the last report, August, Pittsburgh was 5.6%
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DC unemployment is that 5.8%. In the surrounding suburbs unemployment is usually under 4%, (both according to CNN money) it hit 4% in July. It has gone up a bit the last couple months due to a slowdown in construction. The County where I live is usually at 3% or under, currently 3.4%. |
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10-14-2008, 06:48 PM
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I am not politically correct
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hell with the lid off, baby!
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Originally Posted by North Beach Person
DC unemployment is that 5.8%. In the surrounding suburbs unemployment is usually under 4%, (both according to CNN money) it hit 4% in July. It has gone up a bit the last couple months due to a slowdown in construction. The County where I live is usually at 3% or under, currently 3.4%.
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I guess it just depends on where one looks. 
Local Area Unemployment Statistics Home Page |
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10-14-2008, 07:27 PM
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Bringing chaos out of order
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Beach, MD on the Chesapeake
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Md like PA has areas with higher unemployment, far western MD and the lower Eastern Shore are usually twice the state rate, much like Clarion County, PA is higher than the Harrisburg suburbs. The reality is that the Metro DC area (NoVA and suburban MD) have a lower rate than the national or state rate, with PG County, MD having a higher rate than the other suburbs. If you're looking for a job the Metro DC area is a place to got to-if you can swallow the cost of living, traffic and attitudes of some of the people. People commute from WVA, PA and DE for work. High tech, research and until recently the building trades (which is slow, not stopped).
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10-14-2008, 10:47 PM
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Beth Ann, best to pass on Pittsburgh then.... Good Luck........
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