...this would be correct, and why our country is going into the crap hole rapidly.

We need smart people who are actually building things and doing things....

With half of those categories in the negative and actual unemployment somewhere nearing 20%, who is fueling the 33% growth in hotels & restaurants ??

With half of those categories in the negative and actual unemployment somewhere nearing 20%, who is fueling the 33% growth in hotels & restaurants ??

People that work in the first two categories are consumers of #3, maybe.

Being in the second category (professional and technical services) I'm finding the demand to be pretty strong even in a down period...I'm getting 10-15 emails and calls a week from recruiters, both locally and nationally...they are having trouble finding people, and one thing I'm finding encouraging is that for many contracts, they aren't looking for H1-Bs..

With half of those categories in the negative and actual unemployment somewhere nearing 20%, who is fueling the 33% growth in hotels & restaurants ??

The visiting Chinese.

^ Casing their new digs.

^ Casing their new digs.

Bingo!

I do refrigeration/HVAC, as well as electrical. Almost all of the work I can get any more is in resteraunts...kind of hard to outshift serving beer to India.