Fresno and its 15.7% unemployment ranks No. 2 on U.S.News & World Report's "Top 10 Worst Cities to Find a Job" list -- which hit the national spotlight today when it was prominently featured on Yahoo!'s. front page

Even more troubling: Six of the top seven cities are from the San Joaquin Valley with Merced at No. 1, Modesto at No. 3, Stockton at No. 4, Visalia-Porterville at No. 5 and Bakersfield-Delano at No. 7.

There's got to be at least a little bit of sad irony in this happening on the same day an estimated 1,500 Fresno County employees walked out of their jobs as part of a three-day strike to protest a 9% paycut.

No doubt this State Farm commercial that aired a few times during Sunday's NFC and AFC championships games piqued the interest of tuned-in Fresnans.

See for yourself:

For anybody wondering: Yes, Journey did play Fresno in 1983. The concert was at Ratcliffe Stadium with Eddie Money opening and drew 25,000 people. It raised $50,000 for Valley Children's Hospital and was at the time, according to The Bee's archives, the highest attended concert ever in Fresno -- and I can't think of one that's surpassed it. Nothing in the archives about how many chicks were in attendance.

Of all the DTJSF moments in recent memory, I can't recall one where I get more tips than Sunday's "American Dad." I guess people watch "American Dad." I didn't know. Anyway, here's a joke about Fresno and teenage pregnancy. Thanks to Ernie for the video link.

Take note, Fresno. If you wanna get named a "Patriot of the Year" by Esquire, Larry Powell has set the bar rather high.

The Fresno Country Office of Education's superintendent is profiled in the mag's "Americans of the Year" section after famously taking a $200,000 annual paycut to help our strapped-for-cash schools.

By the time he retires, Powell's act will have added more than $800,000 to the coffers of the Fresno County school system, all of which has been earmarked into a discretionary fund for arts programs as well as an antibullying program called Rachel's Challenge.

In a recent "Daily Show" piece about California's direct democracy woes, it looks like "reporter" John Oliver is hanging in Fresno. Astute "Daily Show" viewers might have noticed the Target at the end of the clip looks a lot like the Target at River Park. And, in fact, the address visible on the building matches the address of said Target.

Hard to say for 100% certainty it's a Daily Show/Fresno collabo, but I'm willing to claim it as a DTJSF moment -- even if the F-word isn't uttered. Note: While the Target scene is at the end piece, the whole thing is probably worth your five minutes based solely on our state's foul-mouthed Democratic chairman.

Jason Bateman was on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" last night, promoting "The Change Up," and dropped our "F" bomb while talking about things we didn't know about his co-star Ryan Reynolds.

Here's another Ryan Reynolds did-you-know: Reynolds was featured in our very first "Did They Just Say Fresno?" way back in January 2007.

[video via Social Marketing 4U]

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A couple DTJSF moments from this week:

First, the Fresno Grizzlies' weekend promo where they team donned and then auctioned off special Harry Potter-themed jerseys caused a minor fuss online, thanks to Buzzfeed and others. Of course, the same ol' tired Fresno jokes ensued, as seen in this Yahoo Sports' "Out of Bounds" video featuring comic Frank Nicotero. It's the second item.

Here's a recent "Tonight Show" clip with a singer/guitarist from Oakhurst trying to impress William Shatner with the help of an accordion-playing dog.