tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post798039446870968278..comments2023-11-05T03:25:19.346-05:00Comments on Salisbury News: Abbott & CostelloAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469687445528023080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-23533904688757478022012-01-14T19:38:46.330-05:002012-01-14T19:38:46.330-05:00I'm at 3 years and trying to be an ind"de...I'm at 3 years and trying to be an ind"dependent contractor to make ends meet, We're operating maybe 6 months a year with 3 "new" employees, but the real fact is, we're all in poverty and just trying to get through this until we can get "real " jobs... Sucks, but unemployment ran out and jobs never kicked in, so we're all out here in "plus 9% land" which probably looks more like 40% unemployment, but more like 60% for construction jobs.<br /><br />Bottom lin, Life is sucking big wind for the construction industry, whether you are working or not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-37374622328998596422012-01-14T10:10:13.999-05:002012-01-14T10:10:13.999-05:00This the Obama type figures. If you have been unem...This the Obama type figures. If you have been unemployed for two or three years and give up looking for work they don't count you in the unempoyment figures. That is why our true unemployed rate is about 20%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com