ALBANY -- Unemployment in the Capital Region soared to 7.8 percent in January -- the region's highest rate on record, according to the state Department of Labor.

Joblessness for the month was far higher than the highest rate in 2009, which was the June rate of 7.1 percent. The rate in December was 6.9 percent. The numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

The labor department also reported today that the number private sector jobs in the Capital Region fell by 2.6 percent over the course of 2009.

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The capital district is DEAD!!! People are being laid off everywhere. Stores are empty. Grocery stores are empty. Traffic is light. The DSS building is about the only place where it still remains busy!

Quoted from bumblethru

The capital district is DEAD!!! People are being laid off everywhere. Stores are empty. Grocery stores are empty. Traffic is light. The DSS building is about the only place where it still remains busy!

I wish I had gotten that hot-dog vendor franchise ... gotta be making a killing!

Now i want a hotdog, thanks a lot MT

Quoted from MobileTerminal

I wish I had gotten that hot-dog vendor franchise ... gotta be making a killing!

The line at the DSS hot dog cart has never been longer. The one job the "working together" DEMS created. Hold the mustard Susan Savage.

      Record area unemployment-BEFORE the State lays off anyone? Gee, Metrograft is really working well in this County.
    

Maybe we can pay dds benefits in hot dogs.

Don't mention how much money the hot dog vendor is making because in this county they will raise his taxes and force him out of business, he appears to be one of the last few people still working in this county.

Or they will force him to give away his hotdogs to those who can't afford it, and charge double to those who can pay double.  That is our way.

The problem is that the elected machine needs balls to go with their weiner----dogs........

It is whatever the goombahs say it is- follow the money trail to the paddy wagon.  it's locked, and only the powers that be have the key.  who's inside?  only those who control the guns, and the masses would know.  cha ching!

this is rotterdam - the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the tree is always near the apples.  who's turn is it to make cider?!

the clay for the bricks has dried up, and with the gumbahs they control all the cement blocks now the feds will watch us

remember - where there's cement, there's fire

DONT TREAD ON ME

almost---back away from the tree....a little further......a little further back.......