Its a number play. The number of unemployed is a lot higher. They are not counting people who are self-employed and out of work, because these people (like me) do not qualify for unemployment.Perhaps when the rate continues to rise people will realize that Obama and the Democrats are clueless. The "Stimulus" isn't working at all. It made NO SENSE at all for Obama to raise taxes on people who create jobs. Look at the insane taxes people who have companies that are S Corp types. Which is the bulk of small to medium businesses. Revenue they could be putting back into the business now goes to taxes.