For Immediate Release

Jeremy would rather be sitting around in tacky clothes and a red skateboarding helmet while playing the harmonica and patting his head than working. Photo courtesy of Jeremy

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- After returning to the job force after an extended period of unemployment, temp worker Jeremy Seeley misses being unemployed, it was announced Friday. Seeley works for a staffing agency in the greater Salt Lake City metro area.

"It's important to have money," said Seeley. "Eating is important, but life was good when I had nothing better to do than go play on the beach in California."

In August, Seeley moved to California to find a job, but found the job market stagnant in the wake of years of heavy taxation and aggressive governmental regulation of business.

"I got frustrated and started spending my time at the beach," Seeley said. "When my savings ran out, I knew I had to buckle down and work. It was a sad day. So, I loaded my stuff in my car and hit the road."

The road led Northeast.

Hoping to find a stronger job market and better social scene, Seeley returned to Utah.

"The State of California will not miss that beach-bum slacker," said Ima Demeau, a spokesman for governer-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Since moving back to the "Beehive State," Seeley has been working at a Salt Lake City law firm as a data entry clerk on a temporary basis since October 22. Sally Laub-Rayker, Seeley's supervisor, was unavailable for comment due to unforseen problems with a data entry clerk.

Seacra Tsal-Ekin, a white house official cited Seeley's current, quasi-employed status as proof of economic recovery. "We're bullish, or is it bearish? Whichever one is good," said Tsal-Ekins.

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