If you dig deeper into the unemployment numbers, you will find that most of the reason unemployment is going down is because many have dropped off the unemployment rolls and are not counted. There is another number (I can't remember what it is called) that is not widely reported that has total unemployment closer to 17%.

>>>GRANDCHILDREN ARE VERY SMART.
>>>
>>>I was eating lunch on the 20th of February with my 10-year-old Granddaughter
>>>and I asked her, "What day is tomorrow?"
>>>
>>>She said "It's President's Day!"
>>>
>>>She is a smart kid.
>>>
>>>I asked "What does President's day mean?" I was waiting for something about
>>>Washington or Lincoln ... etc.
>>>
>>>She replied, "President's Day is when President Obama steps out of the White
>>>House, and if he sees his shadow we have four more years of massive unemployment."
>>
>>:-}
>>But I thought the U.S unemployment rate has been trending downwards since Jan '10
>
>It is
>
>>
>>>
>>>You know, it hurts when hot coffee spurts out your nose
>
>and yes, yes it does