Heard on the radio during my long commute home tonight that the recession was officially over back in June of 09. Gee. Guess they forgot to tell us that up here in Michigan. What with our unemployment still over 15% we must not have noticed all the rejoicing in the streets back then. I know I was still employed in a library, albeit part time. And that I got laid off in October of 2009.
I’m pretty sure I heard that one group making this astounding announcement was a University of Michigan research group. Huh. That would be the same university that assured us that many librarians were retiring and that the job outlook for people with my degree looked promising.
Credibility is a bit lacking. Just saying.
Change Is Hard 
September 20, 2010 at 6:20 pm
So now I’m wondering why we Social Security recipients weren’t able to get an increase this year, since the recession has ended. Hmph! And the Oregon unemployment rate is still very high. Homes are still not selling. So, what neighborhood did they survey to gain this information? I’d like to visit.
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September 20, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Yep and now people will be flocking to the symphony and spending all their excess cash on funding us so that we’ll add weeks to our season instead of constantly cutting them – this will start happening any day now that the recession is over!
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September 21, 2010 at 4:27 am
That’s funny, because this week, I heard we are headed for another recession. Maybe they had to put out the word taht the first one had officially ended, so they could promote the new one. Economists. They must all live in bubbles.
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September 21, 2010 at 9:02 am
Yea I heard that on the news too last night. I think they just like to tell people that and hope it improves the economy. Diana
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September 21, 2010 at 11:36 am
well, that is exciting news for us here in so cal too, funny I missed seeings signs, LOL….
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September 21, 2010 at 12:51 pm
It’s all in how you define it. If you don’t have a job, the recession will never seem to be over. If you’re a company, your profits are starting to look real good.
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September 22, 2010 at 8:48 am
News of the day, of the week, of the month – who can keep track of the heads and tails that are proclaimed over the airwaves? I wish the experts would just make up their minds and agree already.
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