Statistics can explain everything and nothing. It's a very complex matter so I suggest not to use them to make quick statements.
Things to think about...
Who's in the statistics?
Who has made the statistics?
Are all the registered pilots unemployed?
Where does the information of 1996 pilot jobs come from?
What's the statistics relation to B737/A320 pilots?
What's the default margin?
and so on, and so on…