Unemployment rose again, thank God the recession is over, right?

Here in Reno, Nevada, we are dealing with some poor economic numbers. The unemployment rate has risen once again to
14.3%, even during the Christmas shopping and traveling season. That doesn't bode well for the future prospects of this state, considering our President's opinion on the matter. As an aside, that comment hasn't stopped him from a trip to Sin City, an oddly-timed trip to India, and everywhere in between.

I don't write these words to criticize Mr. President, I write them to show how words, however hollow and from however shallow a man can have reprecussions. The state of Nevada is hemmoraging, and nothing seems to be able to fix it. "The stabilizing unemployment rate indicates that the worst of the recession is over," chief economist for the Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation Bill Anderson said. "However, the unemployment rate will likely remain elevated well into 2011 before declining slowly over a number of years."

Let me ask you something, Mr. Anderson. How does that any of 186,000 Nevadanswho are out of work? Perhaps a recession, or a depression, isn't just defined by those who say the recession is over. BWB heartily belives in that numbers often don't tell the whole truth.

I suppose it could be worse, I would take Nevada over burning Europe anyday. At least riots, protests, and economic crashes don't take place here,right? Right? Seriously, right?