The national unemployment numbers are out.  It?s at 8.9 percent.  The figures aren?t out yet on Indiana, but I don?t expect them to be good.  However, here is something to think about.

I?m hearing from the business community that although the unemployment rate is high, there is a shortage of labor in skilled and highly technical positions.

That tells me that a good chunk of the people who are unemployed don?t have the skills to do anything else but their old job.  This can?t be good.