I am not saying the whole thing is a sham, but layoff numbers do not directly translate into a like increase in the unemployment rolls. The numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt.

The rest of it is what I have seen in real practice, both by single and family people of multiple levels in organizations.

I am not saying that the company is not eliminating as many pr more jobs in a given market as they claim, merely that a good percentage of people whose jobs are eliminated do not wind up unemployed.

I know several people in the position you stated in my workplace. They manage to do it. A single mother is doing it. It's hard, but they manage to make it happen.

Brad "Diva": 2004 Mazda 6s 5-door, Volcanic Red Rex: 1988 Mazda RX-7 Vert, Harbor Blue.