And just when the popular media is finally covering the story about the recession and its effect upon the labor market, I'm seeing an uptick. Consulting assignments have picked up. More full time jobs are coming in. It's not unique to my desk it's pretty widespread. People are starting to get offers again in "normal" amounts of time. People aren't getting 6 or 8 interviews quickly like they did a few years ago but they are starting to get a few interviews pretty quickly in some fields again.

Offshoring remains a serious cloud on the horizon for job creation. After all with labor costs dramatically less than in New York few companies can afford not to look at the option.