The unemployement rate is much higher thatn 5.3% and always is higher than figures the state LIES about. Those numbers neglect to count in the THOUSANDS of people who drop of the face of the world once the benefits run out and they dont have a job! Our unemployement numbers would be around 7-8% I figure just by the amount of people I see at CareerLink and knowing many people myself! And the housing market is so bad right now nobody is buying anything my homes in Salsbury SD and priced under 200,000 and not even one person who viewed in 4 months and dont tell me thats not common because i know a few other people who have the same situation with homes in nice districts people just are not buying PERIOD! Maybe I should apply for a reporter at the morning call it obviously does not take any REAL SKILLS!