February 12, 2009 12:57:54 PM
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Jeff Golick

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Employment

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Where are they now? -- Publishing edition

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Not sure if this has been noted already, and not a pure "economic indicator," but Publishers Weekly, the professional organ of the book publishing industry, has begun tracking (in addition to the usual job news) outgoing/laid off workers, posting new contact info for this growing list of folks: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6633547.html.
It's a good, if grim, idea.