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There are PLENTY of jobs being created by this economy. The economic statistics that are being cited are deeply flawed. They don't measure jobs being created in India.

Califoria? It's always been the first state into recession and last one out since I first graduated from college in 1980. Why should this recession be any different. In fact, in lieu of the fact that it cost employers up to 10x more for power, more for water, 2-4x more for property, and as much as 2x for labor costs and payroll related costs, why should companies have a "brick and mortar" presence in California? Every job that can be exported, either overseas or across the border to AZ, NV, or OR, is being moved. The only reason I still have a job is that it was with a private contractor to a local (County) agency. My company proposed moving every last one of about 300 people in my organization to India, but the County refused to agree. As it was, we moved about 1/3 of the jobs to Texas, and a couple of other states, and have about 30 (of an original 100) foreign contractors on site.

The job hemorage coincides with the national problem, has been underway since the mid-ninties, and picked up a huge amount of steam about Y2000. California leads the way ... though the blunders of its politicians.

SFS