Originally Posted by
patentcad
I never said things were happening fast. But they are turning far harder than anyone would have ever expected 12-18 months ago. I don't know if you recall, but it was seriously the End of friggin Days there for a while. Even in a normal recovery (and this is looking more like one of those with each new data point) employment takes years to approach pre-recession levels.
Good thinking except for one new variable. What jobs? There is almost no manufacturing left and what is left pays peanuts due to the vast pool of talent just standing around. Without manufacturing there isnt enough work to go around, we cant all be in the service industry. I will believe it when I can go back to work in my trade as a carpenter and not have to travel from state to state to find work.