Unemployment Rate

Is anyone else tired of hearing how the unemployment rate in Florida is low enough that the long term unemployed don't need any more assistance??  Did anyone in Tallahassee ever wonder what would happen to those who still can't find a job and they now have no income because Florida's unemployment rate is only 7 percent??  I would really like for someone to explain how they come up with those numbers.  Do they poll every person in Florida?  I think I can safely say NO.  I know I haven't received any phone call asking if I found a job yet.  Does the Governor think that just because they say the unemployment rate is down, that it has to be true?  Once you stop receiving benefits, there is no way for the government to account for the actual unemployed.  So only 7 percent of the state is receiving benefits.  What about the ones who are no longer getting benefits because they have exhausted their tiers, which used to go up to 5, then 4, then 3, and now none.  How about those people who have to live with family because they can't get a job, have no income and would otherwise be on the street if not for help from relatives or close friends?  How are they counted?  Or the ones who are on the street because they didn't have family or friends who could help them? They are not counted. Our Governor likes to says how low the unemployment is so he can inflate other numbers and use the money that Florida would have received for unemployment benefits in other areas that HE DEEMS WORTHY of the money.  But I don't think this is a problem with just Florida, I think it is everywhere.  Okay, maybe the Governor is just Florida, but as for how we account for who is actually employed and unemployed there is no real system to determine how many people are actually unemployed.  Those who get lucky and find a job, they are usually low paying ones, and have to get two jobs just to earn enough money to keep their heads above water.  This also leads to more unemployment because that second job that person has to get, could have gone to someone with no job.  I think if everyone was actually counted, the unemployment rate would be closer to 15 or 20 percent!  I could go on all day about this topic, especially since it hits so close to home but I'll leave it at this.  Stay tuned for my next blog about trying to get a job through internet applications.  That one is gonna be fun!  Stay Safe