According to reports the jobless rate in metropolitan Detroit is at 17 percent which is 2 points higher than what the government reported. The rate rose to 17.1 percent last month and in May was a reported 14.9 percent. The area of Detroit-Livoinia metropolitan is stated to be the highest of 49 urban centers with 1 million inhabitants according to the Labor Department reports.
These figures are seen in other urban areas with Kokomo Indiana reporting a 22.8 percent jump in jobless rates over that of the same time in 2008. The unemployment rate now stands at 19.2 percent which is one fifth of the workforce that is employed in the auto sector. Eklkhart Indiana is also reporting that their unemployment rate has reached double digits. Some people there could use some debt help, debt consolidation or maybe some kind of non profit credit counseling I suppose what some of them really need though besides the debt help is actually free credit counseling.
Riverside, San Bernardino metro areas have the second highest rate of unemployment compared with other metro areas with an unemployment rate of 13.1 percent. Charlolette, Gastonia and Concord metro area in North Carolina showed an unemployment rate of 12.4 percent.
I just returned from the Aloha state (big island) and I can attest that they have some prime real estate over there indeed. According to the Small Business Research Board while the economy is in turmoil, the growth of online employment is growing. The home based e-business worker is continuing to profit and there has been an increase of home based online workers of approximately 133 percent according to InternetWorldStats.com.
According to the statistics 85 percent of home Internet based businesses have not been affected by the declining economy. People that have been asked about their home business during the past 18 to 24 months have said that they have started their online business due to job insecurity which is also impacting the real estate market and the unsure economy as their reason for opening an Internet based home office. As an aside if you plan to set up such a home office and need furniture for it I recommend that you invest in some ergonomic office chairs as these can be very important. If you need big island real estate then visit this resource by all means. Sotheby’s has been doing real estate transactions on the big island of Hawaii for a very long time. An ergonomically correct office chair or chairs can really make a big difference in the long run in terms of comfort.
The International business broker IBFS has warned about Internet scams for people starting a home based business and this includes purchasing web domains, marketing, lead generation, SEO and other things for the Internet based business. The scams can include web business setup and even the amounts claimed to be paid for rendering certain services for online companies that charge to be a part of their home based employees.
