On Tue, 21 May 2013 03:30:47 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



>
>The unemployment rate doesn't tell me too much. When I lived in MA, they
>used to brag that MA had a very low unemployment rate. I was trying like
>mad to get a job and most all were minimum wage, only guarantee of 10 hours
>per week.

I work in MA and manage a business there. I'm trying to hire three
people, but the pool of applicants is very small. I was afraid to run
an ad in the paper thinking there would be a line of people applying.
Nope, only a handful.

With on exception, all the applicants are 60+ and looking for mostly
big bucks. These are entry level jobs requiring no experience. Either
all the young people have jobs or they don't read the paper.

I'm also hoping to get one of the older guys. We just had someone
retire at the age of 76 so maybe we can get a 60 yo to fill his spot.