AARP Eye Center
News To Know: Silver Lining?
By Dave Goldstein, August 22, 2008 09:52 AM
Yea yea, we know, the economy is tanking. Jobs have been disappearing and now, after a couple of weeks of falling, oil prices are on the rise again. But wait, before you start sinking any further into despair, there may be hope on the horizon. For starters, jobless claims are down for the second week in a row. This may just be the start of a serious recovery in the job market. According to University of Michigan economists, the economy could add as many as 3.5 million jobs over the next two years. These jobs will largely come from an automotive industry retooling to make smaller cars, and a booming alternative energy industry. Let's hope these economists are right.