A look at the days news and headlines. The average now for 2018, 215,000 a month higher than it was a couple years ago. On the down side, again the number was slightly less than anticipated. Transportation and warehouse was interesting. The monthly was almost 19,000. Last month we lost 1,000 jobs there. It was one of the things that stood out to me. Bill economists and financial people can find something negative in anything. Unemployment is at 3. 9 percent. We havent seen a number like this in 18 years. The real Unemployment Number is more impressive called the u6. It takes into account people working parttime but dont want that. That number dropped from 7. 5. Thats a sharp decline in a long time. Bill 2. 7 higher wages. You want wages to go a bit higher than that. It was the expectation. Another great piece of news, people working parttime for economic reasons because they couldnt find a job, thats dropped by 176,000. 400,000 more people got a job. 100,000 people came into the workfo
that college dam area preparing for the worst. there was a break in the rain yesterday. water began to recede a little bit. but the noaa folks said they could see 1 to 3 more inches with storms in the forecast in the surrounding area. i spoke minutes ago with lynchburg s deputy police chief who told me their main focus is keeping a close watch on the integrity of the dam. the break in the rain relieved some pressure. more water means more pressure and they need to dry out before they can release the water. he has a message for residents. if you re in the surrounding area of the dam and you do not have a reason to be there, you need to get out of the area for your safety and to allow the emergency crews to work and get their resources in place should the unthinkable happen. now, the premise here is fewer people in the area the better. respect detours and do not try