I usually just take projections with grain of salt. "10 years" is pretty long. I wonder has any one collected multiyear projections statistics and compare predictions to real world?
- Telecommunications down, Broadcasting up: I foresee even more bandwidth headaches.
- Construction up, Mining, forestry, etc... down: It's going to get harder and harder to keep local building profitable if you have to import all of the raw materials.
- Government (all categories) up: This feels like more of exactly what we should be avoiding.
- Finance (all categories) up: Why is finance (still) growing after large economic problems? Oh right, government and "too big to fail."
That's a nice looking graph, you can see relative and magnitude changes quickly. But one thing I didn't like was having to roll over the circles to see what the points referred to. It's like a treasure hunt; I would prefer to see what the data refers to at a glance.
Graphic specialists: good graphic, or bad graphic?
It would be very difficult to fit labels in for all of the smaller circles and have this not feel very cluttered. That's another 41 labels that have to go somewhere.
How are all those projected jobs in software and computer systems going to be filled when CS degree enrollment has plummeted and it's so hard to import skilled foreign workers?
