Local Economy

I was shocked and horrified when I picked up the local classifieds section this morning. It's Monday, which means that the Employment section has the most ads of the week, except for Sunday. The last time I flipped through it was a few months ago. There were about two and a half full-size pages of help wanted ads. Under the Legal Notices section, there were several foreclosure auction notices. This morning, the size of the sections was completely reversed. The employment section barely covered half a page. That's about an 80% drop. The foreclosure section has jumped from about three to 21, and covered almost two full pages.