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U.S. IT jobs Down 400K Since 2001
Cryofan writes "A research study shows that American information technology industry 'lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001, when the recession began, and April 2004.' Over half of those jobs - 206,300 - were lost after the recession was declared over in November 2001. In all, the job market for high-tech workers shrank by 18.8 percent, to 1,743,500, between March 2001 and April 2004. And the bloodletting continues -- as
reported here on Slashdot earlier this year, the number of employed Software Engineers fell by 15% from April to July of 2004 (from 856,000 to 725,000)."
Where does that leave us?
Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
-- Dr. Spock, stardate 2822-3.
While Bush may be full of shit, this is specifically about the loss of IT jobs not jobs over all.
But yeah, good job Bush, after losing a bunch of jobs you got some of them back. You almost repaired your fuckup.
...Dey took err jerrrbs!
Yeah, and what about those of us that always found CS interesting, and would have taken that route even without any sort of boom? Now we're all f*cked because there's no way to differentiate ourselves from the bandwagon-jumpers who got in the game a few years earlier and now have "experience".
...Chimpanze should be beat like a rented mule.
Well, if lying openly in public is the norm for the current administration, then Bo'R (a bore however you spell it), is a prime candidate.
Did he inhale?
I have mod points but the category does not exist. Arrogant point #1: "millions of underemployed Chinese", most people in China work the entire time it is daylight just to eat and stay warm. Just because they don't have a clock-card does not mean they are "underemployed". Arrogant point #2: USA Inc. has been steam-rolling most of the world for the last 50 yrs by "government intervention" at the expense of everyone including thier own population. Now you start crying and squirming because the world is starting to insist you play by the rules that were mainly invented by yourselves. Arrogant point #3: "When the USA interacts with, say, China, we have the interaction of a free market and a non-free market". Go tell that to the sugar farmers in Australia who were recently shafted by the US, they are just one very small casualty of USA inc. From an overseas viewpoint, it makes sense that an arrogant punce like you would live in the USA and hero-worship Bill O'Reilly. What would make me really laugh is if you and Bill ended up begging for an Indian "green card" after your economy implodes.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
Vote Democrat (Kerry). A Democrat will listen to Labor!
Stop spending $100s of billions on counterproductive wars, farm subsidies, ineffective weapons systems, etc.
Have you ever considered the continuing costs of the rogue Iraqi regime on world markets? Over the 12 years that the regime was allowed to fester the cumulative cost of the fear premium in world far higher than $200G. As for ineffective weapons, a terrorist cannot even organize a meeting in his hut with his cell phone anymore for fear of being hit with a 2000lb precision bomb!
I agree with you that farm subsidies are a crime. I believe you would see them disappear if the Iowa caucuses were moved back on the calendar and the state and its agriculture lobby played less of a role in electing the president.
an ill wind that blows no good
More Bush* apologists. You are the mentally challenged one sir.
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The recession started under Bush*. This is indisputable. No right-wing spin can change that.
Of coures, this was predicted already : http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/2/reich-r.html
If you can READ check out this evidence: http://www.retrogrouch.net/MT/archives/000259.htm
Open your mind, stop taking the bullshit directly down your throat, chew a little and wake up!
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