Erm..
I was under the impression from the plethora of other links on PPrune that this was perhaps one of the better times to be entering the industry for a newbie.
Expaning airlines, global pilot shortages etc. Its all i've read and heard about for the last 12 months.
Perhaps the state of the economy is a material consideration here in the UK and the States, but possibly not such an issue in countries such as Australia, Asia etc.....