Some employers are posting job opening and are saying applicants need not apply if they have been laid off. Apparently this is very true with many tech jobs but I have not seen any evidence. However, CNBC found one such job posting on CareerBuilder.com saying “No Laidoff Workers” need apply. The official unemployment rate maybe 9% but the real unemployment is close to 17% and when you count in the under employed it is more like 21% – with 25 million people out there looking for work, employers can cherry pick anyway – it is not necessary to exclude someone because they were laidoff. Basically, these employers are telling job seekers – there is no job for you because you don’t have one!