The economic barometer in a moving van.

Below is a snippet from a really interesting article that gives an interesting and understandable example of today's economic climate, both literally and figuratively. I've linked to the full article in the title of this blog entry and below the clip.

"Want to move from Chicago (9.7% unemployment) to Houston (8.4% unemployment)? It will cost you $1,970. But it will cost only $449 to make the trip from Houston to Chicago. Los Angeles (11.8% unemployment) to Houston was $2,051, while Houston to Los Angeles was only $555." - Where Jobs Are: The U-Haul Indicator, By Scott Burns

Full article link...

PS- "Separate Directions" is in the final running for placement in a short film! *fingers crossed*

-me.