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@Meridae'n,
Unemployment figures over here only count people actively searching for work.
If someone gives up, goes to school, etc. then they aren't counted in that figure.
A certain portion of those blue collar workers joined the working poor, the burn-outs on their couches, or went to a junior college to obtain a certificate or trade degree as opposed to finally finding work.
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