> given that the US has roughly 10x the population of Canada, a job offer ratio of approximately 1:12 isn't so bad on per capita basis. Seattle doesn't have 10

> given that the US has roughly 10x the population of Canada, a job offer ratio of approximately 1:12 isn't so bad on per capita basis. Seattle doesn't have 10x the population of Vancouver, and Boston doesn't have 10x the population of Montreal! Those should be 1:1 comparisons.