[quote author="no_vaseline" date=1254972046]<a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1665125.html">http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1665125.html</a>
<blockquote>For instance, Omaha's unemployment rate of 5.4% in June increased over the past year, but only by 1.7 percentage points. This ranked Nebraska's largest city at or near the top among areas evaluated by Brookings' economists.
Modesto's unemployment rate in June, by contrast, was 16.5%. This was second worst in the nation among all metropolitan areas, trailing only Detroit. Always high, Modesto's unemployment rate had increased 5.8 points over the prior year.
Of the bottom five metropolitan areas nationwide with the highest June unemployment rate, four -- Modesto, Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield -- are in the San Joaquin Valley.
Fresno's unemployment rate of 15.3% in June marked a 5.7-point increase over the prior year.
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Why not cry for Modesto or Fresno since they are in about the same boat as Detroit?</blockquote>
Im not "crying" for anyone. I am merely pointing out how sad it is that Detroit, with some really beautiful architecture, and a proud history is suffering so badly, and said architecture is being destroyed.
While what is happening in Modesto, and Fresno is sad, I dont think their buildings have been burned out the way that buildings have been burned out in Detroit, and honestly I do believe that they with recover, where Detroit is without a question past the point of recovery. At least in my humble opinion.