The media today is announcing that the unemployment has now reached 10.2%, up from 9.8% from the previous month. This unemployment figure quoted by the media is the U-3 from the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Look at the U-6 figure of 17.5% announced today and see how this current figure of 17.5% fits in and compares to the Great Depression in this chart from 6 months ago. More and more people are looking at the U-6 as the true measure of unemployment as you can see in this Wall Street Journal article today.
November 2009
Monthly Archive
Fri 6 Nov 2009
Wed 4 Nov 2009
With the cooler November air, the insects, especially the mosquitos, are hugging the warm houses. This is drawing the anoles to the house for food. When Beverly, our postoffice person, delivered some packages today, she pointed out the two anoles over the front door. I went and got the camera, yielding the photos below.
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From Wikipedia: “Anole lizards are frequently and incorrectly called chameleons or geckos, although they are not closely related to either of those groups. In fact, they are more closely related to iguanas. These misconceptions are likely due to their ability to alter their skin color and run up walls, respectively.”
Tue 3 Nov 2009
We’ve lived in this house for seven years and have never seen a squirrel in our yard. So, it was startling to look out the back door this afternoon and see a squirrel perched on our roof. I wondered how he got there and then remembered that we have crepe myrtle bushes at the two front corners of the house that reach above the roof line. That has to be how he got on the roof.
