11,000 apply for 400 openings at Wal-Mart's new Oakland storeStephen...

11,000 apply for 400 openings at Wal-Mart's new Oakland storeStephen Levy, an economist for the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, said the pent-up demand for work reflects the Bay Area's slow recovery from the dot-com crash.'There's still a lot of people who were put out of work in the last four years who still don't have a job,' Levy said. Some people actually believe that unionizing Wal-Mart has a chance with people this badly in need of a job. Here's a hint: Unions have no chance of penetrating Wal-Mart. This is the bottom line:'It's not about Wal-Mart -- it's about the rest of the labor market,' Levy said. 'If the rest of the labor market was strong, you wouldn't have 11,000 people applying for 400 JOBS.' Mike Shedlock / Mishhttp://globaleconomicanalysis. blogspot. com/