The middle-class recession comes of the burbs.

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Written By JD Jordan

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If you have an office job, you’re likely aware of something the news little reports: Despite record unemployment lows and stock-market highs, we’re living through a significant economic downturn—one marked by widespread layoffs in sectors like tech, finance, and consulting (Business Insider).

Thanks to economic uncertainty, supply-chain issues, post-Covid adjustments, AI, corporate cost cutting, and more, there’s also very little hiring. A survey of my tech-sector collogues reveals a number of extremely talented people spending six months or more looking for work. And with AI taking over recruiting, there’s often little feedback to show for even hundreds of applications.

Ellie and I have felt these economic pressures, too. She was laid off from her recruiting job 18 months ago and my design-consulting business has been slower than forecasted. Thankfully, we’ve both been able to pick up gig work. And we’ve had a lot of help.

If anyone reading this is having trouble with mortgage payments, The Georgia Department of Community Affairs mortgage assistance program can help folks adversely affected by the long term economic impact of Covid. My mortgage provider, Rocket, suggests they’re one of the more helpful state relief programs in the US.

And if anyone is having trouble making ends meet for themselves or for their kids, there are a variety of organizations in the 56 available to help:

We may be a collection of affluent suburbs up here in SD 56, but none of us are immune to the occasional economic downturn. There’s no shame in falling behind and there’s no shame in asking for help. We’re neighbors and we should have each other’s backs.

JD JORDAN FOR GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 56

For anyone in East Cobb, Roswell, or Woodstock alarmed by the state’s escalating attacks on our bodies, our families, our doctors’ offices, our classrooms and libraries, even our polling places, I’m running for State Senate district 56 to fight for our freedoms and to deliver a better future for everyone in Georgia.

And unlike my opponent who’s spent 14 years rolling back our freedoms, failing to safeguard our kids, and gerrymandered his district to stay in office, I promise to bring everyone in the 56—regardless of ideology—the best possible constituent experience so you feel heard, valued, and supported. As we all deserve to be.

I’m running for the 56. Let’s make a better Georgia for all of us.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Jordan For Georgia, LLC
10800 Alpharetta Hwy Ste 208 #629
Roswell, GA 30076-1467

jdjordan@forthe56.com
706.804.0456

JD Jordan

Awesome dad, killer novelist, design executive, and cancer survivor. Also, charming AF.

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