Initial jobless claims increase ""unexpectedly""

[likwid]

Originally Posted by scottw

well, that explains it...ski resorts are responsible....unbelieveable

Sunday River in Maine alone employs 400-500 people during the season, they lay off close to 80% of that.

Thats ONE resort, and not even remotely the scale of west coast mountains.

Lets also add in all the seasonal restaraunt staff, seasonal shop staff, winter guides for various outdoor sports, etc. etc. etc. that are done for the season and not getting into their next jobs (outdoor guides, summer season campers/forestry crews/etc.) for another month or so.

lawn care should be picking up...how many lawns do we have in this country??? wouldn't that off set the ski resort layoffs

Landscraping STARTS out here (hamptons) the end of march and doesn't get going for another MONTH.

But, carry on being dumb, someone has to do it.

Here's an even more difficult concept for you. Seasonal jobs don't hire until they NEED people. I know, shocking.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by likwid

Sunday River in Maine alone employs 400-500 people during the season, they lay off close to 80% of that.

Thats ONE resort, and not even remotely the scale of west coast mountains.

Lets also add in all the seasonal restaraunt staff, seasonal shop staff, winter guides for various outdoor sports, etc. etc. etc. that are done for the season and not getting into their next jobs (outdoor guides, summer season campers/forestry crews/etc.) for another month or so.



Landscraping STARTS out here (hamptons) the end of march and doesn't get going for another MONTH.

But, carry on being dumb, someone has to do it.

Here's an even more difficult concept for you. Seasonal jobs don't hire until they NEED people. I know, shocking.

clearly you have a firm grasp on the explanation for the reasons for the unemployment numbers.....yikes

[likwid]

Originally Posted by scottw

clearly you have a firm grasp on the explanation for the reasons for the unemployment numbers.....yikes

Don't you have illegals to blame?

[buckman]

Originally Posted by likwid

Don't you have illegals to blame?

In the landscaping industry, absolutely.
I have a buddy who works for a ski resort. He takes every summer off on the tax payers dime and does a little cash house painting for extra money. Another reason to scrap income tax and go to a consumption tax. Even the illegals will pay taxes. And we all know how they like to shop