With the April retail sales taking a deep plunge, yet the stock market doing well over a period of time. The job market being the worst it can be with 8.9% unemployment, yet the government trying to convience the people, the worst is over. Is the economy still on its way down or have we hit the bottom already ? Many of my friends looking for jobs since last 4 months still looking, but no new guys have lost jobs. what to make out of it ?