The central valley is a war zone right now. I can’t tell you how many piles of trash and burned out cars, how many street lights and farm pumps have been pillaged for copper. The coast turns a blind eye to the valley, but it is a swath of destruction to rival any area of michigan.[/quote]
Incredible moving graph, jstoez! It’s also very telling as to age group. The unemployment rate for the 55 – 64 age group dramatically rises in 2005 and after in the several counties of the three states I “spot-checked” (incl CA). This group is the most experienced worker of all groups with a tremendous work ethic … yet employers don’t seem to want them (in favor of texting and tweeting Gen Y’s) :-0
But surprisingly, the “rural” counties I checked (with ~20K populations) had 5-6% unemployment rates for this group. Could it be that the Gen Ys who grew up in these areas went away to college and never came back??
Time to think about “retiring” in a “rural area” so I can easily land a (PT) gig to keep myself busy :=]
