[CLUE-Talk] Re: A Call to Action

[Jeffery C. Cann]

On Wednesday 17 July 2002 11:04 am, you wrote:

> The national average is informative only to a certain extent. It doesn't
> take into account local variations, or market segments. For example, there
> is a local shortage of health-care professionals. I know of at least a few
> IT professionals who have been out of work (in their field, anyway) for
> months.

I agree with the local variation comment, my point was to indicate that the 
national average for the past few years is low relative to a longer (30 year) 
time period.  For those interested, you can read about the local unemployment 
statistics on the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics at:

 + http://www.bls.gov/lau/

Jeff