Job market should be picking up

Eric McIntyre is having no luck putting his new college diploma to work.

"I've done everything I can think of," said the 23-year-old Cape Girardeau resident. "There's absolutely nothing around here unless you want to flip burgers. Why'd I even go to college?"

But, with the recession declared all but dead, experts say there's reason for optimism.

See the complete story in Tuesday's Southeast Missourian.