Unemployment

Brief article on the state of joblessness in America right now.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/news/economy/jobless_claims/?postversion=2008121810

Takeaway:

The Labor Department said that initial filings for state jobless benefits fell to 554,000 for the week ended Dec. 13. That was a decline of 21,000 from the 26-year high of a revised 575,000 claims a week earlier.

A week ago, the government reported the highest number of jobless claims since Nov. 27, 1982 when initial filings hit 612,000.