“A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011.”

Unemployment Ticks Down to 8.5% (by AssociatedPress)

A step in the right direction, but there’s still work to be done!

Hi, I’m Ed Waters from Phoenix. Over two years ago I heard a story about a regular guy who, through no fault of his own, kept losing jobs because of outsourcing. His story along with others inspired me to write a song. Eventually I had it produced and even made a music video. I use humor and fantasy to tell a very serious story. The name of the song is “I Wanna Be A Pirate”. While I “act” in the video the vocal was done by a friend. For more information visit www.makethemwalktheplank.com. I think you’ll find this song pretty much captures what is happening to many of us these days.

Lemonade

Feature Film | 35:57

After a 37 year-old copywriter is laid off from a large ad-agency in 2008, he starts a blog for other unemployed ad professionals. Once the site launched, he decided to create a promotional video featuring the faces and stories of other laid-off execs.