On Fri, December 8, 2006 11:28 am, Tracy R Reed wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: >> Also, and nobody has mentioned this, it really is a lousy job market >> right >> now (not that there are any prospects for it improving), and that is >> reflected in salaries ... and raises. > > A lousy job market?! For who? You mean for employers, right? > > Once every week I am contacted by someone looking to hire a > sysadmin/VOIP/whatever guy. > > DrJays.com is looking for experienced and well rounded developers to > initially code perl and later perhaps Python. Can't find them. Pass me > your resume and if you get hired I bet a bonus! :) Unfortunately we are > too small a shop to be able to take the time to take on a newbie and > train them up. We posted what I consider a very worthy ad on > joelonsoftware.com where lots of great programmers hang out. Didn't get > a single reply. And DrJays.com is an awesome place to work! Judging by > the fall off in resumes we have been receiving, as of a year and a half > ago the job market has been on the way up. > > According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the unemployment rate stands > at 4.5%. >
The unemployment rate was jiggered by the Bushies by redefining what being "unemployed" is in, IIRC, 2001. It is seriously underrepresentative. Also not shown is the growing percentage of underemployed people (in the millions) including many who are, against theis wishes, part time and without benefits. For the last five years, the absolute number of new jobs opened has been less than the number of graduates entering the workforce. Instead of relying on the propoganda of departments largely staffed by loyal political operatives, you might keep abreast of these things by reading reliable economists like Paul Krugnam or even <shudder> Lou Dobbs. Finally, take a peek at consumer confidence over the last six years. Consumer confidence is charted independent of the government (U. of MI? I can't recall), and is an excellent indication of true un- and underemployment, as research has shown that the biggest factor in CC after personal security and wages is knowing people or having family members who are unemployed. My recommendation: stop watching Fox News and start watching The News Hour on PBS. Ir requires a longer attention span, but you'll be better informed. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
