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Maybe I am really in a "glass is half full" mood but isnt it surprising and promising that the odds of someone 35 or under having a tenure track job is the same. I think what a lot of people fear is being stuck in soft money jobs until far later than that. Depending on how up to date the data is, it could also mean that the big bulge of graduating PhD's caused by the increased funding is being absorbed quite nicely. I guess the implication is that things are ok now, but will probably get worse, but i remember hearing five years ago the same negative comments