the ones that are looking to hire are among the higher wage payers in the county (yes, i meant county)...and the positions they are looking to fill are skilled labor that will pay substantially more than unemployment...the people on unemployment in my neck of the woods simply have no pride...period. don't get me wrong, there are a lot of entry-level positions out there as well that don't pay that great...however, oppotunities for advancement are virtually limitless, due in part to the high turn-over rates at those entry level positions...people that work hard and are eager to learn and take on additional responsibilities are promoted...however, anyone that would rather languish on unemployment, probably doesn't possess any of those characteristics.
not everyone is a hard worker, who is eager to learn and take on additional responsibilities...and, no matter what you do for those people, they will languish in mediocrity for their entire careers/lives, by their own free will...those are the rules of the land of the free.
please don't misunderstand my comments (like some bald, skinny, newbie, fucks around here are prone to do)...there are SIGNIFICANT problems with corporate america and they are 100% motivated by/associated with greed...but, i honestly believe that the day of reckoning is upon us...things are going to get fixed...it won't be perfect...and, to a large degree, a lot of us will learn to be happier with less than we are accustomed to...but, water always finds its level, and it's working real hard to do so right now.