[ohboy]

He had me until he said "If you're out of work right now there should be a significant reason why."

Really? ~10% unemployment and they need a significant reason to be out of work? That sounds like something you'd say when unemployment 2-3%, not 10%.

[tomjen3]

I guess you are a troll but I will hassard a reply: Among educated people the average unemployment number is 4% (educated = those with a college degree, including communication and womens degrees).

In The Valley? Properly more like half to one percent.

[turbodog]

What are "womens degrees"?

[moomin]

I seriously doubt that figure is 10% if you only consider competent programmers in current technologies.