I can add that here in New Mexico a state mostly untouched by the melt down and fairing far better than other states reported
New Mexico's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.5 percent in August 2009, up from 7.0 percent in July and 4.3 percent a year ago.
NM DOL
Still we see huge lines of people begging for a smattering of open jobs... we also have one of the highest numbers of people collecting food stamps,
in the nation meaning those jobs are just that "J.O.B. = Just Over Broke"

