Intro (Hard Times & Hard Liquor)

Indiana's unemployment rate soars above the national average to more than eight percent
five-hundred and thirty-three thousand jobs were lost in November alone
The single worst month of job loss in over three decades
Marion County's unemployment rate is a little above seven percent
This one percent increase from November to December as onе of the largest in the nation
Morе than two-hundred and sixty-thousand Hoosiers were out of work in December
A police officer read the suicide note written by the husband, who had lost his job and life savings
Indiana's unemployment rate climbing to 8.2 percent
Midwest states like Michigan now lead the nation more than ten percent out of work
The latest unemployment numbers come on the same day a major employer on the East side announced they would close and lay off hundreds of its workers
Many people are finding themselves in a state of anxiety
As they worry about the loss of their jobs and investments
Parents caught in spiraling times
Not for a lack of trying, the jobs are simply not out there to get
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