I am not personally considering the buyout, but I work with someone who is, and doesn't belong to this forum. She wants to get a job as a teacher, but she has some schooling to finish, first, so she would have to find something in the interim...btw does anyone know which state has the lowest unemployment rate and/or which state is best for someone who wishes to relocate and start over (unskilled person...another co-worker of mine)?