A Not So Relaxing Holiday

By Keri Waterhouse

Not everyone is going to be able to relax and enjoy a three day weekend during this expected beautiful weathered holiday. Many people are still out of jobs and spending their much needed stress free time job searching.

Our nation's jobless rate has risen to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. It's expected to get to 10 percent this year and keep increasing into part of next year before it goes back down. It hasn't been this high since the post-World War II when it was 10.8 percent, which was in 1982.

The number of people who are jobless is just ridiculous. It is so sad to think about 10 percent of our nation are without jobs. I know that my dad has been laid off since July and it is a stressful thing since my mother is a stay at home mom. Unemployment is nice, but when it's less than half of what you're used to coming home with, things get tight.

How are we supposed to boost our economy and get money back out there if no one is bringing home any or hardly any money in the first place? Hopefully things clear up soon or there are going to be some pretty sad things happening in this world.