RECESSION BLUES

Laid-off professionals take low-paying jobs to make ends meet

Wilkins is one of a growing number of professionals who've been forced to take low-paying, often part-time, jobs to make ends meet while dealing with the stress of hunting for work in a labor market that no longer demands their skills and experience.

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Home Depot expects to hire 178,000 people this year. The anticipated number of applicants? Between 1.5 million and 3 million, says Cindy Milburn, senior director for staffing at the retailer's Atlanta headquarters.

Sounds a lot like 1991. Welcome to Dick Cheney's America.

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