Under normal circumstances I would agree with you. Locally, if it takes a software developer 3 months to find a job it means that they took a 2 to 2 and a half

Under normal circumstances I would agree with you. Locally, if it takes a software developer 3 months to find a job it means that they took a 2 to 2 and a half month vacation. On the other hand, almost all the software jobs locally are defense related and with all the pending budget uncertainty(combined with volatility in stock and bond markets) I am currently carrying in excess of 1 year expenses, for my definition of expenses.