Strong news story

http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=32757

Geez, I hope I got this right..I can be technically challenged when I get into this suff...anyway, my thoughts on this article....

For me, as a business owner and an employee in another job, this is interesting article. I am not capable of hiring an employee to help me with my business at this time. My business depends on tourist to keep it afloat, and we all know what that is like right now. My business is also new to Sedona, and not knowing how this crappy economy will unfold has me a bit worried. I offer a service that is not a necessity, you can take it or leave it and either way, you will survive . On the OTHER hand, I still work an evening job to support myself and 2 children, so this article gives me a slight heads up on how Yavapai county "appears" to be holding up. Why do I say "appears"? The article indicates that the Arizona Department of Commerce is not sure the exact number of people out of work due to the economy or choice. As stated, this is the time of year for students to be returning to school so they are reporting as unemployed, but that is by choice. ( hmmm...wonder how I can pull that off..go to school, but not work..) It is apparent that the number of unemployed citizens is steady though, based on the number of claims for unemployment. The reason this is of concern to me, unemployed individuals do not spend money on the type of service that I offer in Sedona. I offer horse drawn carriage rides in Sedona. Most of my customers are tourist, but I also have quite a few locals that drop by to ride with me as well. Another thought on it is the fact that we, as a nation, is facing a growing number of unemployed worker, due to the economy, and not by choice.