America out of work

The Los Angeles Times details the stories of several LA locals who are currently unemployed and have fallen on hard times due to the state of California's economy. Job titles including a court services assistant, an investment banker, and an administrative assistant at a public charter school have all had to downsize their lifestyles and put their dreams on the backburner, even going so far as to obtaining food from a local food pantry. The New York Times takes a different spin on the unemployment issue, reporting that company morale has gone down and therefore hurting the overall production in the workplace. Some employees feel a "survivor's guilt" for holding onto their job while otherss continue to lose them, bringing the office enviornment from productive to soulmn. In another change of pace, the USA Today reports that college students are becoming more and more savvy when it comes to marketing themselves and a product they wish to be sold. Companies such as American Eagle Outfitters are reaching out to students to market their products on college campuses, targeting would-be shoppers who don't have the time to make it to the local mall and setting them up for a successful future in the business world at the same time.

Frustration in and out of the work place can be felt across the nation due to the recent economy. (Photo Credit: David G. Klein, NY Times)

Posted by Joseph Apodaca