The Economy improved about 1.2 percent the first quarter and about 1.8 percent the second quarter. So you could say the economy is improving. Supposedy the jobs being created in the latest survey are about 60 to 70 percent part time and in the lower paying jobs. Some say the realistic unemployment rate now is more like 14 percent as many have stopped looking. There have been more than enough complaints going around to say the economy is getting better.


Ray E. Strode