I thought it was better than expected. If there are actually more than 700 positions being advertised, as was commented on during the day, this has to be good news - 700 is much better than none.
Even if some of the requirements are for more than 4000 hours total time, doesn't that mean that someone with 4000 hours might apply, then their job will be opened up to, say, someone with more than 3000 hours....and so on until at the bottom of the food chain there's some openings for folks without thousands of hours experience.
Maybe this is just rampant naivety getting the better of me, but it works for me.