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I seem to have greatly underestimated the state of the current job market. I always heard of people being on unemployment but never thought I would be one of them. I’m glad it is a social service that is available, but even though it’s only been two weeks I feel like there is a ticking clock counting down the time until it runs out.

I have been using various job websites, particularly Craigslist and have been applying for jobs like crazy but so far out of 300 to 500 positions that I have e-mailed about, I have only heard back from three places. I’m certainly qualified for my age with more work experience than almost anyone I know but there are still so few bites out there.

I saw one position on Craigslist where a guy wanting a personal assistant in Coronado required someone with a degree to fix his coffee, clean his house and run his errands for him. The position only paid $10 an hour. At first I scoffed at that, but in this market I bet there are a lot of people out-of-work who would work for that.

I’m just thankful that I still live at home with a Mother who still has a very good and stable job working in healthcare.

The cliche is that there are so many part time jobs out there for college students to kick back and have fun while going to school – but the reality in today’s market is that most of these jobs are even being taken up by adults with much more qualifications.

I got comfortable at my last job making $15 an hour with benefits but it is seeming more and more like it may be wishful thinking to expect to find another job like that. Even my last job started cutting benefits and promoting people up who made far less money to do the job I was doing, getting rid of the people who made what I did.

A lot of the “experts” are saying our market has started to improve or has at least stopped declining, but I’m having trouble seeing it. Hopefully it starts improving rather than just stabilizing.

I’m a very resourceful person who would do just about any job if I had to, but I would much rather have a comfortable office job than be working at McDonalds or something.

I wish I could be one of those people in my situation just kicking back on unemployment vacation for the summer and enjoying it, but that’s not realistic. I hate not working, sitting around at home is totally lame despite how cool it looks to a lot of people.

Hopefully I find something soon. Is anyone else in a similar situation? Or has anyone found a new job with relative ease around San Diego? Am I asking for too much money or will some good company discover me soon?

Another interesting economic blog I found looking around. Our economy really is looking dire these days. This one is short and sweet, but what do you think about it?

I agree with the Social Darwinism/Self Regulating economy idea. Let the American auto industry fail. Toyota is better anyway. Perhaps Toyota will buy up the old GM/Chrysler assets and continue doing a better job. Toyota is already better for the American economy than the big 4 have been since the 1950s.

Our government needs to stop bailing everyone out. This is not Sweden – the US is too big to be a “nanny” State. I voted for Obama and I’m generally pleased with what he did, but I agree with the vast majority of economists (including the Nobel Laureates) – more spending is not going to help our budget deficit.

Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive – What if GM or Chrysler go bankrupt? « – Blogs from CNN.com.

Interesting article about politics in the United States (and Internationally) during our current economic crisis.

Obama at G-20 summit: Popular president, unpopular plan – Los Angeles Times.