Lol what currency is doing well enough to replace the American dollar. China would be the next contender for WRC and I think they will take it as America did to Britain. They will do it with stealth and don't seem to be in any rush. Also they've slowly been losing control especially with the BRICS nations using alternative currencies and commodities to do business. You think these things happen overnight. Next the unemployment figure. You must not know how this little gem of a figure is calculated. It is all based on employment benefits. Guess what if your employment benefits, or EI as we call it here, runs out or are not approved you are considered employed. Seems like the dumbest metric on earth but that's how it works, same as Canada. It can be easily seen looking at unemployment from 08- present. Big spike in 2010 as people are on benefits from the 08 market correction fallout.  Those benefits last upwards of 2 years and you see a drop. All the while job numbers are revised down.