Lee County Jobless Rate is over 10%
According to a report in today's News-Press, Lee County's unemployment rate exceeded 10% in December, 2008. This statistic does not bode well for 2009, as things seem to be getting worse economically. The article states that 1 out of every ten people who wants a job is out of work. I'm not quite sure what that means. However, I do know that quite a few people are out of work, and there are not enough jobs to go around.
I wish our State Legislature would take some action to help our citizens. Lee County is facing significant problems going into 2009, problems that need to be addressed now. We are going to lose many good people who cannot afford to stick around and tough it out. The State and Federal Government have been sitting on this problem for too long, and I still have not read or even heard of a plan to help the citizens of Southwest Florida. How long do we have to wait?
This post was submitted by Carmen Dellutri, Esq., founder of The Dellutri Law Group, P.A. Currently, the firm has offices in Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, and Naples and has expansion plans for Sarasota. Mr. Dellutri also sits on the Board of American Board of Certification. Mr. Dellutri is also one of the founders of the Bankruptcy Law Network, Debt Law Network, Credit Law Network, and Mortgage Law Network. Mr. Dellutri also writes for the firm's personal injury litigation blog.
