Depends... If my contract runs out and an opportunity doesn't line up, there is a backup startup plan. How many people are writing iPhone apps due to unemployme

Depends... If my contract runs out and an opportunity doesn't line up, there is a backup startup plan. How many people are writing iPhone apps due to unemployment? How many engineers are willing to take a chance on a startup because there's nothing else out there, or are willing to take lower salaries? I would be more concerned with these examples being black swans: we notice them precisely because they're rare. I would like to see a fortune 1000 list by date compared to upturn/downturn of the economy to feel more comfortable about the observation.