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Published January 07, 2009 02:33 pm - A row of people in search of new jobs stretched halfway across the parking lot from the doors of the Kentucky Employment Service in Glasgow on Tuesday morning. Line forms at employment office Some face indefinite layoffs A row of people in search of new jobs stretched halfway across the parking lot from the doors of the Kentucky Employment Service in Glasgow on Tuesday morning.
The frowns on their faces and the topic of conversation for those waiting a new fate were reminders of the economy’s uncertain future. “The worst part of it is just not knowing,” said Jerry Shive, a group leader at Akebono. Shive, who has been employed there for four years, was one of many laid off from work for the holiday season. He expects the layoff to be extended. “I’m still there right now, but I think likely it will be the middle of the year before I can go back,” he said. Shive is thinking about the expected and the unexpected. “I have a baby on the way and she is due in April,” he said. “About the time that she has the baby we’ll be right in the middle of it. It’s bad timing for a lay off.” Shive’s coworker and friend, Duane Collier, knows all too well Shive’s fears and concerns. Collier, too, is expecting a new addition to his family. “My wife is due in February,” Collier said. “On top of that I have a wife and three children at home. They’re (the children) 14, 12 and two.” After nine years of dedicated service to Akebono, Collier now expects to be without work in the coming months. He is also one of many who thought he faced only a temporary layoff. Now, he’s not certain. “I think I’ll probably get a letter by the end of next week. Part of the problem is that there are no jobs here,” he said. “There is nowhere to work.” The changes in the ever- deteriorating economy that began by affecting the job place are now affecting those at home. Shive and Collier both have house and car payments each month and rely on their pay check to make ends meet. “I have the house payment and car payments, the whole nine yards. Now I leave the car sitting,” said Shive. “I’m afraid to go anywhere or do anything because you just don’t know what is coming.” “I’m afraid to spend money because I don’t know if we’ll have it,” Collier added. “All we can do is just ride it out.” Stephen Wooten was one of nearly 100 who received indefinite layoffs from J.L. French in Glasgow. He was first told he would be laid off from Dec. 5 until Jan. 12, but an ominous and unwelcome letter landed in his mailbox on Dec. 24. 
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