There are 532,999 people just like me.
by karl on Dec.07, 2008, under Unemployment
At least I’m not alone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 533,000 people lost their jobs in November. That’s a lot of competition.
I did find out that I’ll be receiving unemployment. I send in the form on the 14th and can expect to get a check within 10 days. Since there’s a one week waiting period I’ll be getting just enough to make my car payment before the end of the month. So it looks like I can at least keep my wheels.
Since I’m treating the job search as a job I’ve been trying to let up a little on the weekends. However I did find a couple of good leads today. Both are government jobs, and one of them does not open until tomorrow. I already have the application downloaded and ready to fill out as soon as the listing is posted.
The unemployment benefits have taken some pressure off. I still need to make this next week count and continue to be productive.
