Adweek's March 5 story "From Boom to Bust and Back Again" should bring smiles to the faces of PR executives.
The article asserts that employment trends are a good gauge of the state of the marketing communications industry, given its labor intensity, and it goes on to review US Department of Labor statistics since 1990. The data show the industry's steady climb from early 1994 to its historic peak in December 2001, followed by a three-year contraction and ultimate recovery. ...