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Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - Layoffs, job losses, and employers tightening their budgets are becoming all too common.
So how can you find a job in this volatile economy?
Unemployment stands at 7% in Kentucky, which means 143-thousand people are out of work and searching.
The New Year is bringing new frustrations for thousands of unemployed people across the Metro area.
For those applying for unemployment benefits, the lines are long and the wait can take hours.
Apparently applying on-line isn't much easier.
People say the website is prone to crashing, forcing people to start over from the beginning.
Another frustrating hurdle for the unemployed- the state phone line they must call to OK their next unemployment check has been down because of the high volume of calls.
State officials say the phone line is open 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. plus 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Sundays and urge them to keep calling.
