Scary Scarcity…

My husband turned in his resume for the government job.

According to HR, he was one of over 1,000 applicants for that position.

I am confident in his abilities and his references but I’m not expecting him to get the job.

I knew the job market was bad in San Diego… I just didn’t know how bad.

I am more thankful now than ever that we are both employed.

Posted by Beks on June 19, 2009 at 5:00 AM in Life Experiences, work | 7 Comments »
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Jen responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Wow. About 2-3 months ago there was job fair in the Boston area. They had to close it down after 2 hours because far more people turned out than expected and they couldn’t handle the numbers.
Inky responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am
we lived in San Diego from 1997 to 2005 and I totally understand what you are saying, such a huge city and so few jobs to go around. When my husband graduated from college in 2004, he was unable to find full-time work in his field (system administrator) and after a year of temp work, we moved up the coast. surprisingly, for a rural area, he found work here within three weeks and has been there (also a government job)since Oct 2005. I wish your husband the best of luck – government jobs are still great to have, annoying sometimes, but still stable.
Julie responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
There’s a lot of jobs out here on the East coast. They’re a little harder to get into unless you know someone, though.
Family Man responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Well I wish him good luck. The market is tough. Even here in DC. There must be 10,000 applicants for 1000 positions. But have faith. We’ll be hoping for you!
mikey responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
i’m betting he gets it. handsome, hard working, and great genes.
Mary responded:
Posted: June 19th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Try living in Michigan. 14.2% unemployment in the Grand Rapids area.
Claire in CA, USA responded:
Posted: June 21st, 2009 at 2:04 am
I have a friend who’s been unemployed for the first time in her life (she’s in her 50s) for the past six months, I believe. For every job she applies for, there are about 500 applicants. My gosh, things are really bad. I’m thankful for my husband’s job.