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Since recent emloyment data indicated the first month to month contraction of service sector jobs in the US since 2002, and....because I am predicting a severe economic downturn in the US that risks turning into a deflationary depression, I thought it would be a good idea to monitor the impact of economic conditions on the job market, here...in near realtime.

Please post and use the poll, after you lose a job due to economic related influences, and, again when you find a new job. I'm allowing multiple entries in the poll for this purpose.

If you post about finding a new job, and you don't find it too personal to do so, please indicate if your new job pays better, has better benefits, better advancement opportunities; whether you think you are better or worse, for the experience of being removed from the workforce, and then gaining reentry.

The goal here is to use the activity on the thread to observe how quickly unemployment overtakes the economy....my hunch is, now that it's started, it will quickly ramp up, first in financial and government employment, and then, ??????...we'll see! And.....hopefully, to gain a sense of "what's hot and what's not".... a benefit for everyone who reads the thread.... what sectors are generating the most job layoffs, and where the opportunities are to find your next job.

When you post about either a job layoff or that you've landed a new job, please describe the economic sector you've been layed off from, how long you were employed, whether or not you've been layed off from that job before, and, if you find a job, post about the sector you've been hired into.....