But is it an ~11:1 imbalance or a ~4:1 imbalance (or somewhere in between)? I (sadly) doubt those 700k jobs are f/t or would support 700k ppl/families. Maybe 250k as I suspect many 'new jobs' are p/t. Cheaper for employees to hire 2 @ 30 hrs than 1 @ 40 hrs. Half again the labor w/o paying benefits.