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<blockquote data-quote="renau1g" data-source="post: 5552404" data-attributes="member: 54810">Apparently you have a lot worse off than us. Canada weathered the storm a bit better here as our government had a firmer set of rules on our financial institutions that prevented the same kind of housing bubble (that combined with the tax benefits provided on mortgages also added inflationary effects to the home costs). Nationally Canada is 7.6, USA is 9.2. I notice a ton of California places on the below list...<a href="http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm" target="_blank">Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas</a>[sblock=List]Rank&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Metropolitan Area&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rate 301&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.7301&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.7303&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.8303&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.8303&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.8306&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.9306&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.9306&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.9306&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.9306&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10.9311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0311&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.0318&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.1318&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.1318&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.1318&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.1322&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.2322&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.2322&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.2325&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.3326&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.4327&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.5327&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.5329&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.8329&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.8331&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.9331&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.9331&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.9331&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.9335&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.0336&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.2336&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.2338&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.3339&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.4340&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.5340&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.5342&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.6342&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.6344&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.7344&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.7344&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.7344&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12.7348&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.1349&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.2350&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.3350&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.3352&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.5353&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.8354&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13.9355&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14.0356&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14.4357&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14.5358&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14.7359&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15.9360&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 16.5361&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17.1362&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17.2363&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17.5364&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18.4364&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18.4364&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18.4364&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18.4368&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18.7369&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 21.4370&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 21.6371&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 21.7372&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 24.6[/sblock]Oh and here's a great sign somebody did<img src="http://www.windsorstar.com/business/4739700.bin" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="renau1g, post: 5552404, member: 54810"] Apparently you have a lot worse off than us. Canada weathered the storm a bit better here as our government had a firmer set of rules on our financial institutions that prevented the same kind of housing bubble (that combined with the tax benefits provided on mortgages also added inflationary effects to the home costs). Nationally Canada is 7.6, USA is 9.2. I notice a ton of California places on the below list... [url=http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm]Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas[/url] [sblock=List] Rank Metropolitan Area Rate 301 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 301 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 303 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 303 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 303 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 306 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 306 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 306 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.9 306 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 306 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 311 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 311 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 318 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 318 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 318 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 318 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 322 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2 322 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2 322 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2 325 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.3 326 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.4 327 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 327 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 329 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 329 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 331 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 331 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 331 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 331 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 11.9 335 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 336 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 336 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 12.2 338 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 339 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.4 340 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5 340 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5 342 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 342 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 12.6 344 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 344 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 344 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 344 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 348 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.1 349 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.2 350 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.3 350 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.3 352 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.5 353 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.8 354 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9 355 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0 356 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.4 357 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.5 358 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.7 359 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.9 360 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.5 361 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.1 362 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.2 363 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.5 364 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4 364 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4 364 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4 364 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.4 368 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.7 369 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.4 370 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.6 371 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 21.7 372 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 24.6 [/sblock] Oh and here's a great sign somebody did [img]http://www.windsorstar.com/business/4739700.bin[/img] [/QUOTE]

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