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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (18702)	5/2/2003 11:28:56 AM
From: mt_mike	Respond to of 89467

I think the biggest issue with the unemployment rate is once you stop collecting unemployment you stop being counted despite the fact you have not found a new job. I have some contacts at a company that makes equipment for the semiconductor industry and it just announced another round of layoffs. Your reservist theory sounds plausible but I don't have any sound data to back it up.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (18702)	5/2/2003 11:37:39 AM
From: tonka552000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

It's a good question...and worth researching...I'll see what I can dig up...the political ramifications are strong...these people must find jobs...

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (18702)	5/2/2003 2:02:14 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

I disagree, reservist holes will remain unfilled gladly this is a boon to employers, who dont pay salary or severance with product demand slack, why replace? no way, let the hole remain until the guy comes back if the guy is killed in battle, all the better (just thinking cold thoughts here) with battle death, no severance, no unemploymt insurance cost remember Jack-in-Box announced that Georgia sales were hurt near military bases? the war hurt sales from soldiers who went overseas same applies to reservists like the Hollywood cop in Iraq I saw interviewed those spots will gladly remain unfilled by employers if employers could lay off with zero severance or unemploymt insurance costs, you would see a few million more layoffs furthermore, if reservist is replaced, then when he or she returns, then employer is left with a net new hire no way is an employer gonna pursue that route wait until this summer with United Auto Workers contract renegotiations amidst severe overcapacity gonna be wild and wooly I see 400,000-500,000 layoffs in an agreement after a nasty strike / jim