You're joking right? >> Not enough to keep up with population growth! << "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average national unemployment rate in 2003 was 6.0%" <A HREF="http://www.cbcfinc.org/Resources/State_of_the_Union.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbcfinc.org/Resources/State_of_the_Union.html</A> It's 4.6% now. Obviously the job growth rate has outpaced the growth in the population of the (potential) work force.