Jobless claims rise

And government officials are "surprised"?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jmT59dgLTTziX4p9X9MRBRpWZGdQD9FQM1JO1

Welcome to the new normal. This is no recession. Unemployment is not 9.9%--the true number is 22%.

http://www.shadowstats.com/

This is the big D, and I'm not talking about Dallas (Detroit, maybe).