A few years back I worked in IT (during the height of the .com era) and it was amazing some of the people they were hiring, and more amazing that they never fired any (at least till the .com bomb happened and they had to lay a bunch off).
Wouldn't it be funny if those electricians were the ones who couldn't get a .com job?
You had to be a real screwup to not get a .com job back then!
There have been times in my life when employers were scrambling to hire me. Then lately (like for the last ten years), there have been times when they didn't bother to return my calls.
It's pretty easy to tell the difference between a "good economy" and a bad one, regardless of what the media is saying.
P.S. Love your tagline.