A client asks a question at the main reception desk at the State of Massachusetts' Workforce Central Career Center in Milford, Massachusetts February 18, 2009. Workforce Central Career Centers are a public resource for workforce development services and information for all individuals seeking jobs, training and education, as well as for employers seeking skilled workers and workforce development information. The number of U.S. workers drawing unemployment aid jumped to a record high in early February 2009 according to data released on February 19 that highlighted the deteriorating labor market as a 13-month recession deepens. Picture taken February 18, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)