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 Nature of the Situation: The Economy
 * The economy is in a recession and as a result a large number of employees are being laid off
 * For companies that are hiring they are being much more selective about who they hire
 * The applicant pool is drowning in a very small job pool

 Nature of the Situation: The People and Businesses  As of the March Unemployment Reports (February Data):
 * Statewide: Unemployment rate is 9.7% (Seasonally Adjusted)
 * Raleigh/Durham/Cary: Unemployment rate is 8.0%
 * In Durham/Wake/Orange County in 2010 and 2011 239 companies closed and another 49 companies laid off employees (these are only the ones that actually reported statistics to the government)
 * Most heavily affecting populations under the age of 19 and over the age of 40

 Definition of Terms:
 * Dislocated Worker: Individual who has been laid off from a job and is actively seeking employment
 * Unemployed: individual not currently working and may or may not be looking

 Cyclical problem:  No jobs = No money to spend = No purchasing = No customers = No need for staff = No jobs

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