[SpongeG]

i just went back to school for a career change - the wage is half of what i used to make but i like the work and it will improve with more time which is tough but worth it

what i notice about unemployment stats is they are based on people claiming EI - what about all the people who can't claim EI? like myself and a few of my coworkers laid off at the same big chop at our old place of employment - at least 5 people i worked with ran out of EI benefits and still didn't have a job, it took me a while, it took a number of people over 2 years to get a job again as well a few of us went back to school

anyway the government views these people, myself included as no longer getting EI therefore they must have gotten employed when in reality that's not the case, had to live on savings for quite a few months, quite scary times