Where are those hi-tech jobs?

[Rydz777]

Remember, as Bush shipped manufacturing jobs overseas, we were told that there would be "better, higher paying" high tech jobs available. Just enroll at your local community college to qualify.

Well, in the last month (since mid-September), there have been 20,000 layoffs in the high tech sector. Among these:
Hewlett-Packard = 24,600 layoffs
Dell = 8,900
Yahoo = 1,500
eBay = 1,500

(Source:Techcrunch.com)

[Demeter]

1. India, Singapore, Germany, Just About Anywhere But Here or Africa

Although I've heard of some good renewable energy work in Africa lately.....

[Captain Hilts]

2. Bombay - they speak better English too. ny

[MadMaddie]

3. H1B Visas - Importing Tech workers to perform American jobs...

(I think thats the right accroynym.)

[SharonAnn]

4. I think you mean H1B

[MadMaddie]

5. That's it....

[OhioChick]

6. You got it.

Import the H-1B's and export the remainder of jobs to low cost destinations.

[Azlady]

7. Yep H1B

Look at those jobs.... where have all the jobs gone... long, long time ago... sing everyone...
look at those numbers...I hope this is one of the first things congress/Obama fixes on January 21!

[FarCenter]

8. The centers of high-technology are Japan, Germany, France, Scandinavia, and China

India is mostly in information technology, but lags in other technical fields.

[ChromeFoundry]

9. Just a ploy...

as he gets his short term capital gains. once he's out of office, watch how long it takes for him to move out of the country.