Jennifer Zaino

SemanticWeb.com Contributor

Unemployment is hovering near 10 percent, and last week a survey of 44 professional forecasters released by the National Association for Business Economics predicted the unemployment rate would in fact hit that mark in the first quarter of 2010 before dropping to 9.5 percent by year’s end. But it will be 2012 before the market regains most of the jobs lost in the recession, NABE says.

That might get you thinking what the job market is like for Web 3.0 specialists. Job search engine Indeed.com is one tool to help you get a feel for things.

First, the not-so-good news: IT Job postings in general have decreased 33 percent since September, while clicks on Information Technology jobs have increased 71 percent since September 2008, according to the site’s stats. For IT workers looking for a job, the opposite situation would clearly be preferable. Job trends are based on Indeed’s index of more than 50 million jobs a year.

When it comes to Web 3.0, however, there may be a more encouraging story to tell. Exploring some of the