MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) - Unemployment sits as a 26-year high at 9.8%. Some predicts unemployment will rise above ten percent by early 2010. On the flip side, manufacturing is better than expected and Ford's CEO is forecasting a bright future! The housing market is even a bit more positive, so is the recession really behind us? Dr. Benjamin Akande with Webster University weighs the signs.