Dr Jello asked: “Unemployment in California rose for a fifth straight month to 7.7% in August.”
“It was the highest rate in just over 12 years and was tied with Mississippi’s as the third worst in the nation. Nationally, unemployment was 6.1% in August.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-caljobs20-2008sep20,0,7850441.story
And on top of record unemployment, the State is broke.
“California may need a [...]