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It’s Not Getting Much Better Out There

Written by Peter Schuh   
Tuesday, 01 June 2010 02:30

At least in the blue collar world. At least in Chicago.

My wife and I are looking for a new handyman for our buildings, which we seem to need to do every couple of years for one reason or another.

Same as last time, in April of 2008, my wife composed an ad, placed it on Craigslist, then pulled it down ten minutes later because our phone ringer and email boxes couldn’t take the strain.

There may be some glimmers of hope for a recovery. The tech sector in Chicago seems to be heating up. Who knows how long that will last, but if I were a company that used the recession as an excuse to abuse my tech employees for the last two years I would be worried right now.

Nonetheless, if the blue collar environment in Chicago is any indication, large parts of our economy (and large numbers of people) are still in a world of financial hurt.

It’s Not Getting Much Better Out There

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