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As a tech worker in this country I am alarmed at the continuing job crisis in our industry.  I have seen first hand what the devastating down-turn in the tech economy has meant for my friends and family.  According to a recent report released by WashTech/CWA: 

• Between March 2001 and March 2004, the IT industry eliminated approximately 402,800 jobs, more than half of which were shed during a time when the nation was officially experiencing an economic recovery, starting in November 2001.
  
• Overall the high-tech industry experienced extreme employment volatility between April 2003 and February 2006, a period during which only 76,300 jobs were added nationwide. All told, the sector has recouped less than one-quarter of the IT jobs lost earlier in the decade.

“It is far too soon to celebrate this as a strong recovery,” said Nik Theodore, who co-authored the study and is a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. “Moreover, the jobs impact of offshoring is considerable.”